BlockYork, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Lake No. 2 unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 55616. The Survey maps it on the Highland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Highland quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
78 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of York between 1993 and 2019, burning about 110 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Superior National Forest | HORSE FIRE |
| 19 July 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 York: 3 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Noise Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Drummond Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lauren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alger | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| Stewart | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Lauren | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Waldo | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Highland | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Silver Creek | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Two Harbors | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Wales | 7.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 655028. 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.