BlockVern, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Itasca Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56676. The Survey maps it on the La Salle Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS La Salle Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Lake Itasca quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Vern between 1992 and 2018, burning about 69 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 June 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Vern: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallard (historical) | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Lake Itasca | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Coffee Pot Landing | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Alida | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Zerkel | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Minerva | 10.0 miles | 10 | |
| Ponsford Landing | 12.9 miles | 10 | |
| Bush Landing | 13.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 653637. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.