BlockKelvin, North Dakota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the North Rolette unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 58329. The Survey maps it on the International Peace Garden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1935 USGS Dunseith quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Dunseith quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Minot quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Minot quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS International Peace Garden quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Bottineau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
286 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 286 fires within 5 miles of Kelvin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,286 acres in total. None started naturally. 108 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 108 |
| Debris and open burning | 81 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Turtle Mountain Agency | SPOOKY |
| 30 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Turtle Mountain Agency | BUG |
| 28 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Turtle Mountain Agency | JUDY |
| 26 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Turtle Mountain Agency | PLAY |
| 23 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Turtle Mountain Agency | NORTH DUN COMPLEX |
| 14 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Turtle Mountain Agency | not named |
| 27 August 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Turtle Mountain Agency | TRINETTE |
| 23 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Turtle Mountain Agency | DEMERY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Dunseith | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| San Haven | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Dunseith | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Shell Valley | 13.8 miles | 9 | |
| Thorne | 15.1 miles | 7 | |
| Belcourt | 17.6 miles | 7 | |
| Saint John | 18.0 miles | 7 | |
| Fonda | 18.5 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1033869. 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.