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Treasure County, Montana

21 topographic sheets cover 8 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
Treasure County within Montana

What the record shows

  • 80 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings and 1 structure.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 8 populated places in this county; 8 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
Big Horn River Bridgestructure201009001188
Sanders Gynmasium and Community Hallbuilding199797000976
Yucca Theatrebuilding199493001447

Wildfire, 1996 to 2020

71 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 71 of them, burning about 40,003 acres. 30 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/undetermined34
Natural30
Debris and open burning4
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 September 2020Natural10,744 acresTreasure CountyGASS FLATS
31 July 2003Natural9,998 acresSouthern Land OfficeTREASURE COUNTY COMPLEX
1 July 2012Natural7,568 acresMiles City Field OfficeHORSE CREEK
2 July 2000Natural2,400 acresSouthern Land OfficeSTOVE
3 August 2020Natural1,670 acresBig Horn CountyHORSE CREEK 2
26 July 2006Natural1,350 acresSouthern Land OfficeHUTCHINS COULEE
5 April 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined900 acresSouthern Land OfficeCHANDLER
26 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined782 acresSouthern Land Office45 FIRE

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

Storms, 1955 to 2025

60 of 159 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 159 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $352,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail87
Thunderstorm Wind53
Flood8
Tornado3
Funnel Cloud3
Flash Flood3
Heavy Rain2

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 1998Tornado (F0)Hysham$200,000Two small tornadoes in Treasure County knocked down several trees, antennas and power poles. One power pole which contained a transformer started some fires after it fell. The tornadoes also damaged some houses and sheds.
August 1998Tornado (F0)Bighorn$100,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindHysham$50,000no account filed
July 1955Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
August 2025Thunderstorm WindSarpy Jct-Reported via mesonet weather station.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBighorn-Fifty-two knot wind reported.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMyers-Weather station by mt dot.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSanders-An isolated thunderstorm during the early evening of the 5th produced a microburst. Some minor damage, including an uprooted tree, was reported.
June 2024HailHysham Arpt-Dime to quarter size hail along with very heavy rain was reported.
June 2024HailHysham Arpt-Golf ball size hail, along with winds estimated at 60 mph, were reported.
July 2021HailBighorn-Some windows were broken.
July 2020HailSanders-Property damage was reported.
March 2019FloodHysham-Flooding due to an ice jam was reported on the Yellowstone River east of Amelia Island just north of Hysham. Low-land flooding along the river and adjacent farm fields was reported. One home experience some flooding. Otherwise, no major impacts were reported with this ice jam.
July 2018HailMyers-Hail was the size of quarters to golf balls.
June 2018HailHysham Arpt-Quarter size hail covered portions of Interstate 94 in the Hysham Hills.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHysham-A tree was blown down in the town of Hysham.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindHysham-A supercell thunderstorm moved rapidly northeast across far northwestern Treasure County. This storm then put out an outflow boundary that raced eastward across central Treasure County into the Yellowstone River Valley. An area of enhanced wind, estimated at 80 mph, developed in an area just north of Hysham northward to the Yellowstone River. Its estimated that upwards of 50 trees were either uprooted or snapped off. In addition, a mobile home was pushed off its blocks and a small garage (poorly constructed) was destroyed but contents left in place. Another home had numerous evergreens uprooted with damage to a garage and shed.
March 2014FloodBighorn-County officials and the Montana Department of Transportation reported small stream and low land flooding. Numerous roads and some highways were reported to have water flowing across them.
March 2014FloodHysham-Flooding as a result of an ice jam on the Yellowstone River was reported a few miles east of Hysham along Gibson and Van Olsen Roads. Some farm structures were damaged by the high water.
May 2013Flash FloodSarpy Jct-Heavy rain and hail for about 45 to 50 minutes was reported along portions of Sarpy Creek and Sarpy Creek Road. Half inch diameter hail combined with mud piled up to 8 to 9 feet deep. The heavy rain and hail runoff took out trees and fences in its path.
May 2013FloodSanders-Minor flooding occurred on River Basin Creek and other small streams and rivers in Treasure County.
June 2013FloodSanders-Minor flooding occurred on River Basin Creek and other small streams and rivers in Treasure County.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMyers-A 3 foot diameter Cottonwood tree was knocked down and several 8 inch diameter tree limbs were broken.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMyers-Six Cottonwood trees were uprooted along with substantial crop damage was reported.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindBighorn-Dime size hail was also reported.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindSarpy Jct-Four to six inch diameter tree limbs were broken.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindMyers-Winds were estimated at 60 mph. A couple of trees were blown down and tin roofing material was blown off a roof.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindMyers-Winds were estimated between 60 and 70 mph. A large Cottonwood tree was blown down.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindHysham Arpt-Winds were estimated between 60 and 70 mph. Tree limbs 5 inches in diameter were broken off trees.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindHysham-A wind gust of 60 mph resulting in a 12 foot fence being blown down was estimated in Hysham.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHysham-A estimated wind gust of 60 mph was reported in Hysham.
May 2011FloodSanders-Several roads across Treasure County flooded, especially northeast of Hysham area.
June 2011FloodMyers-Very heavy rainfall the second half of May 2011 maintained some flooding into the early part of June before water levels receded as county officials reported continued flooding on Muggins Creek in Treasure County. See May 2011 Storm Data publication for details regarding the significant flood impacts and damage estimates.
May 2011FloodMyers-Heavy rainfall caused significant lowland flooding of rivers and streams across Treasure County, including some flooding and damage to area roads. The most concentrated flooding occurred along Muggins, Boxelder and Sarpy Creeks feeding into the Yellowstone River. Sarpy Creek flooding impacted travel on Highway 10. Across the entire county, an estimated half dozen roads were washed out. Additional heavy rainfall of 1-2 inches on May 29-30th resulted in prolonged flooding into the month of June. Specific damage estimates were not known.
July 2010HailHysham-Broken windows and damaged siding was reported.
July 2010HailMyers-A nearby fire truck had all the windows and lights broken.
July 2010HailKuehn-The hail lasted twelve minutes and ranged from pea to baseball size which resulted in a lot of tree damage.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindHysham-An estimated wind gust of 60 mph was reported on the north side of Hysham.
July 2010HailHysham Arpt-A broken window was reported.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindHysham Arpt-A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was estimated 2 miles south of Hysham.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindHysham Arpt-A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was estimated 2 miles east of Hysham.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindBighorn-An estimated wind gust of 60 mph was reported twelve miles west/southwest of Hysham. A trailer roof was blown off as a result of these strong winds.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindBighorn-An estimated wind gust of 80 mph was reported ten miles south/southeast of Bighorn. Shingles and parts of corrals were reported missing.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindHysham-Part of a roof was torn off a mobile home and thrown a half mile. Garage doors were also blown inward on a home.
June 2008HailHysham-Hail covered the ground.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindHysham-No damage was reported.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindMyers-Wind gusts of 63 mph were reported with this storm.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindHysham-Thunderstorm winds of 60 mph were reported.
June 2007HailHysham-Windshield broken as a result of golf ball size hail.
June 2007HailHysham-Trailer house windows broken as a result of golf ball size hail. Hail was in drifts.
May 2006HailHysham-Windows broken out
May 2006HailHysham-Nickel to quarter size hail covered the ground
May 2006Heavy RainHysham-Estimates of 1 inch of rain. People pumped water out of their basements. A sewer backed up causing water to flow over the steps of a bank.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindHysham-Fallen trees in town
May 2006Thunderstorm WindHysham-Porch roof blown off
May 2006HailHysham-Hail lasted 20 minutes. Power knocked out.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindHysham-3 to 4 inch tree branches blown down
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHysham-Severe wind gusts occurred for a period of 20 minutes.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindHysham-Wind gusts estimated 60-70 mph with blowing dust. Also, several reports of strong rotation within the storm just north of Hysham with a wall cloud, but no tornado was noted.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHysham-Evergreen trees uprooted

Mines and quarries

5 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 5 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 4 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Aluminum2
Clay1
Bentonite1
Mica1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hallett Minerals PitBentoniteProducer
Mountain States Clay Products, Inc.ClayOccurrence
Steffens ProspectMicaOccurrence
Unnamed LocationAluminumOccurrence
Unnamed LocationAluminumOccurrence

Every populated place in the county

8

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 Treasure 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.