BlockWescott, Minnesota
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Inver Grove Heights City. The Survey maps it on the Inver Grove Heights quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 28 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.
- 1896 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1951 USGS Inver Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Inver Grove Heights quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Inver Grove Heights quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Wescott between 2004 and 2009, burning about 216 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 April 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | YANKEE DOODLE |
| 14 April 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | EAGAN ASSIST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Wescott: 3 producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Pine Bend Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| Dakota County Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Shiely Larson Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pine Bend Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Standard Pit & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagan | 3.4 miles | 30 | |
| Sunfish Lake | 3.5 miles | 28 | |
| Inver Grove Heights | 3.9 miles | 28 | |
| Roseport | 4.2 miles | 28 | |
| Pine Bend | 4.7 miles | 28 | |
| Mendota Heights | 4.7 miles | 28 | |
| Mendota | 5.6 miles | 28 | |
| Cedar Grove | 5.6 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 653918. 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.