BlockWall Lake, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Aurdal Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56537. The Survey maps it on the Wall Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1915 USGS Underwood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Wall Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Battle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
24 words on this townshipOtter Tail County, Minnesota, in the World War;, published 1919 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Aurdal Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Aurdal Township - 24 words.
Fires near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Wall Lake between 1994 and 2019, burning about 193 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | HAUGEN WILDFIRE |
| 7 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 130 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | ABC FIRE |
| 5 April 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | HAUGEN WF |
| 28 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | ZUELHSDORF |
| 21 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | ZUEHLSDORF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Wall Lake: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail County Peat Bogs | Peat | Producer | Marl | |
| Britt Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thunselle Pit and Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Estates | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Parkdale | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Underwood | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Fergus Falls | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| River Bluff Estates | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dalton | 8.5 miles | 13 | |
| Phelps | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Elizabeth | 10.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654993. 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.