Wilkinson, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1977. It stands in Wilkinson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56461. The Survey maps it on the Steamboat Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Steamboat Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Cass Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
100 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Wilkinson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 343 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 23 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 | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Chippewa National Forest | WELCH LAKE |
| 26 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Chippewa National Forest | OAK POINT |
| 8 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.6 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Chippewa National Forest | LUPINE |
| 20 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Wilkinson: 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Marl Beds No 1 | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Cass County Marl Beds No 2 | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Cass County Marl Beds No 3 | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilkinson in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilkinson | - | Trees were blown over on the western side of Leech Lake Township. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Lake | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cuba (historical) | 10.2 miles | 9 | |
| Walker | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| Baker | 10.6 miles | 10 | |
| Onigum | 10.7 miles | 10 | |
| Ah-gwah-ching | 12.7 miles | 10 | |
| Schley | 13.9 miles | 9 | |
| Bald Eagle Center | 15.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 659012. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




