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Daniels County, Montana

23 topographic sheets cover 14 settlements here, and 3 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

3 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Montana within the United States
Daniels County within Montana

What the record shows

  • 72 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 14 populated places in this county; 14 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

3

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Daniels County Courthousebuilding199595000535
Mansfield A. Daniels Housebuilding199797000503
LaPierre Barnbuilding200505000279

Wildfire, 1994 to 2020

35 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 35 of them, burning about 6,025 acres. 4 started naturally and 1 was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use13
Natural4
Smoking1
Arson/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
16 July 2017Equipment and vehicle use1,650 acresDaniels CountyFOUR BUTTES
23 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined900 acresNortheastern Land OfficeTOWER HILL
5 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined880 acresFort Peck AgencyNORTH STENTOFT
15 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use615 acresNortheastern Land Officenot named
29 August 2020Equipment and vehicle use450 acresDaniels CountyFDH-MTLG37-292
2 June 2020Equipment and vehicle use437 acresDaniels CountyTHE WINDY
3 October 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined376 acresFort Peck AgencyRESBNDRY
7 August 2010Natural200 acresFort Peck AgencyHWY 13 MM39

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1956 to 2026

60 of 278 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 278 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $358,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail161
Thunderstorm Wind74
Tornado10
Heavy Rain10
Flood9
Flash Flood8
Funnel Cloud4
Lightning2

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2000HailPeerless$150,000no account filed
June 1994Thunderstorm Windnear Flaxville$50,000Some trees and powerlines were downed.
March 1999FloodCountywide$30,000no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindFour Buttes$29,000A 15,000 bushel steel grain bin at the Four Buttes Farmer's Elevator was completely destroyed.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindScobey$25,000Thunderrstorm winds nicking southeast Daniels County did damage to a farm, destorying a barn, two grain bins and a corral.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindFour Buttes$20,000Thunderstorm winds destoryed a house trailer and flattened soon to be combined wheat. One field of corn was completely stripped of its leaves.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWhitetail$15,000Daniels County dispatch relayed a public report of 3 grain hopper bins blown over by thunderstorm wind gusts, along with significant crop loss in the area.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindScobey$10,000Daniels County dispatch relayed a public report of a roof blown off a new addition to a home from thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindScobey$6,000Daniel County dispatch relayed a public report of 6 power poles blown down from thunderstorm wind gusts.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindScobey$6,000A severe thunderstorm moved into Scobey while a concert was going on at the fair grounds. Loud speakers and equipment were blown off of the stage. Power was knocked out in parts of Scobey and the local radio station was off of the air.
June 2023LightningFlaxville$5,000A trained spotter reported a direct lightning strike on a new series model tractor. The lightning strike fried the electronics and smoke was seen rising from the tractor cab.
July 2003LightningWhitetail$5,000no account filed
June 1972Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
June 1959Tornadonot stated$2,500no account filed
May 2006HailFour Buttes$1,000The hail was jagged in shape and accompanied by 30 mph wind, and broke out the back window of a truck.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWhitetail$1,000no account filed
July 2015Thunderstorm WindFour Buttes$500Daniels County dispatch relayed a public report of a large picture window blown out by 60 mph winds.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindNavajo-The Navajo MT-5 DOT site (MTRED) recorded a 60 mph wind gust.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindFour Buttes-The Scobey NW Montana Climate Office mesonet site (SCYM8) recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
March 2025FloodFour Buttes-The USGS river gauge on the Poplar River at the International Border reported minor flooding.
June 2025HailScobey-Ping pong ball size hail was reported with a photo via social media.
August 2024HailPeerless-Public reported hail up to the size of tennis balls. Car body and windshield damage was also reported.
August 2024HailFour Buttes-Public reported hail up to the size of quarters.
August 2024HailScobey-A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters.
August 2024HailScobey-Public reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls.
August 2024HailWhitetail-A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of golf balls.
September 2024HailFlaxville-The public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of half dollars.
June 2023Tornado (EFU)Richland-Law enforcement and the public reported a landspout tornado near 8 SW West Fork. The tornado lasted about 10 minutes, with no visible damage to properties or fields. With no|visible indicators, the length of path and path width were estimated.
June 2023Flash FloodFour Buttes-A trained spotter reported 2.3 inches of rainfall in a short period of time. Numerous fields were reported as flooding.
June 2023Heavy RainScobey-A trained spotter reported 2.85 inches of rain falling during a 2 hour period.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNavajo-The public reported that their neighbors horse trailer had been blown over.
July 2023HailFour Buttes-The public reported hail up to the size of golf balls.
July 2023HailScobey-The public reported hail up to the size of quarters.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindNavajo-The Navajo MT-5 DOT site (MTRED) measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph.
July 2022HailWhitetail-Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of ping pong balls.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindFlaxville-A trained spotter reported at least 15 power line poles had snapped and fallen over.
July 2022HailWhitetail-A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of half dollars along with heavy rainfall.
July 2022HailFlaxville-Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of quarters.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindNavajo-A trained spotter measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph.
July 2021HailPeerless-Public reported, via Facebook, ping-pong ball size hail. Time estimated from radar.
July 2021HailPeerless-Public reported, via Facebook, quarter size hail.
July 2021Heavy RainPeerless-Public reported, via Facebook, 2 inches of rain.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindScobey-Public reported, via Facebook, 65mph winds.
June 2021Heavy RainPeerless-Public reported, via Facebook, a rainfall total of 2.18 inches near the town of Peerless.
June 2021Heavy RainFlaxville-Public reported, via Facebook, a rainfall total of 2 inches from overnight in the town of Flaxville.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindFlaxville-Public reported a grain bin destroyed south of Flaxville on the R-Y Road. Time estimated from radar.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindNavajo-Mesonet site MTRED located on Montana state highway 5 near Navajo reported a wind gust of 67mph.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindFlaxville-Public reported, via Facebook, a 3-sided farm shed destroyed. Wind speed estimated. Time estimated from radar.
July 2020HailScobey-Public reported plentiful hail up to the size of ping pong balls, lasting for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindNavajo-At the Navajo MT-5 DOT site (MTRED), a 58 mph wind gust was recorded.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindScobey-Trained spotter reported newly installed siding blown off of a house.
July 2019HailRichland-Public reported hail up to the size of golf balls.
July 2019HailPeerless-Public reported hail up to the size of hen eggs.
July 2019HailFour Buttes-Trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters.
June 2018HailFour Buttes-Multiple reports from the public, all confirming golf ball size hail. Time estimated by radar.
July 2018HailPeerless-Trained spotter reported hail up to the size of golf balls. Time estimated from radar.
July 2018HailPeerless-Public reported golf ball size hail.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindScobey-Public reported 60 mph wind gusts.
July 2018HailScobey-Public reported quarter size hail.
July 2018HailFlaxville-Public reported quarter size hail.

Mines and quarries

15 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 15 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction14
Clay1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clay OccurrenceClayOccurrence
Four Buttes PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Leonard Bud JensenSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

14

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Daniels County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.