BlockDuane, North Dakota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Elden Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58436. The Survey maps it on the Ellendale North 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.
- 1894 USGS Monango quadrangle1:62500
- 1896 USGS Edgeley quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1925 USGS Edgeley quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Ellendale North quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS La Moure quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Duane between 2017 and 2020, burning about 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | WHEELIHAN |
| 6 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 281 FIRE |
| 5 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | MERKEL |
| 25 October 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | MERKEL |
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 Duane: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellendale | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Maple River Colony | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Boynton | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Monango | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Keystone (historical) | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Fullerton | 8.9 miles | 13 | |
| Silverleaf | 9.5 miles | 13 | |
| Merricourt | 15.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1033750. 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.