BlockNorth Valley City, North Dakota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Valley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58072. The Survey maps it on the Valley City East quadrangle. It stands 1,234 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1897 USGS Tower quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Valley City East quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Casselton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
28 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of North Valley City between 2005 and 2020, burning about 320 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Valley City Wetland Management District | GETCHELL |
| 3 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | DWIGHT KIEFERT |
| 4 August 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | DITCH FIRE |
| 15 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | GAME & FISH |
| 11 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | DANA DIDIER |
| 31 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | MAJERUS |
| 3 July 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 12 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | FIELD FIRE |
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 North Valley City: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley City State 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley City | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Peak | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Berea | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Nobart (historical) | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Oriska | 11.1 miles | 11 | |
| Cuba | 11.2 miles | 10 | |
| Sanborn | 12.1 miles | 10 | |
| Odell (historical) | 13.4 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q7057096 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1030487. 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.