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Wibaux County, Montana

18 topographic sheets cover 5 settlements here, and 4 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

4 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Montana within the United States
Wibaux County within Montana

What the record shows

  • 40 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 4 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings and 2 districts.
  • 1 of the 4 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 5 populated places in this county; 5 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

4

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
St. Peter's Catholic Churchbuilding199090000356
Vogt-Nunberg Farmdistrict200808000269
Wibaux Commercial Historic Districtdistrict198989002170
Pierre Wibaux Housebuilding197171000483

Wildfire, 2002 to 2020

53 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 53 of them, burning about 1,161 acres. 12 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use29
Natural12
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
1 July 2017Equipment and vehicle use220 acresEastern Land OfficeSETERA
24 October 2018Equipment and vehicle use200 acresEastern Land OfficePASTURE CREEK
10 April 2017Equipment and vehicle use180 acresEastern Land OfficeFELDMAN
23 August 2016Equipment and vehicle use67 acresEastern Land OfficeDUCK - MCCONE
1 July 2017Equipment and vehicle use60 acresEastern Land OfficeDOBROWSKI
24 August 2019Natural51 acresMiles City Field OfficeRATTLESNAKE CREEK
5 July 2017Equipment and vehicle use50 acresEastern Land OfficeMISKE
4 August 2016Equipment and vehicle use49 acresEastern Land OfficeSACKMAN 1 - PRAIRIE

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

Storms, 1952 to 2025

60 of 242 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 242 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 2 injuries and about $579,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail126
Thunderstorm Wind80
Flood9
Tornado8
Flash Flood8
Heavy Rain7
Funnel Cloud2
Wildfire1
Lightning1

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
July 1952Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindWibaux$100,000A complete barn roof was blown off and a large evergreen tree was uprooted. There was crop and property damage between Red Top East Road and Edge Hill East Road.
June 2002HailWibaux$100,000Hail damaged several vehicles in Wibaux.
August 1993HailWibaux$50,000no account filed
June 2002Flash FloodWibaux$30,000Heavy rainfall associated with a severe thunderstorms dropped 2 to 3 inches of rainfall over the area. The bridge over Little Beaver Creek just northeast of Wibaux was damaged as rain washed away gravel near the bridge and left a gaping hole. Several area roads had water that ran across them, with one area over 100 feet wide and 8 to 12 inches deep.
May 1953Tornadonot stated$25,000no account filed
June 2011LightningWibaux$20,000Twenty one heifers were killed when lightning struck south-southwest of Wibaux. The heifers were generally lined up along a fence line, but there were six of them that were scattered up to 75 yards away. Some of the fencing was also knocked down. There were a total of 51 heifers in the pasture.
July 1991Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWibaux$1,000An auger was blown over and damaged.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindWibaux$500The wind snapped tree branches and blew steel lawn furniture across the yard. One inch of rain was also estimated.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCarlyle-Reported at the Ash Creek MT DOT station.
July 2025Heavy RainPine Hill Raws-The Pine Hills RAWS site (PNHM8) accumulated 1.63 inches of rain in 3 hours.
May 2023HailCarlyle-A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters.
June 2023HailWibaux-A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters.
June 2023HailBeaver Hill Dot-A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of half dollars.
June 2023Heavy RainCarlyle-A trained spotter measured 1 inch of rain that fell in about 10 minutes. Hail the size of peas was reported as well.
July 2023HailPine Hill Raws-A trained spotter reported a hailstone up to the size of a teacup within hail that was predominately the size of quarters.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindPine Hill Raws-The Pines Hill RAWS Site (PNHM8) recorded a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
August 2023Heavy RainPine Hill Raws-The Pine Hill RAWS site (PNHM8) measured 2.45 inches of rain.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindPine Hill Raws-The Pine Hills RAWS site (PNHM8) recorded a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindSt Phillip-A trained spotter reported branches knocked off of trees.
July 2022HailWibaux-Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of quarters.
July 2022HailWibaux-A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters.
July 2022HailSt Phillip-Public reported hail up to the size of quarters.
July 2022HailWibaux-Public reported hail up to the size of quarters.
June 2021HailSt Phillip-Public posted photos of, and reported ping pong ball size hail, via Facebook.
June 2021HailBeaver Hill Dot-Public reported hail up to the size of golf balls.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindSt Phillip-Public reported that chained down wind break panels were destroyed. A 1,000 gallon water tank was also destroyed. Wind speed was estimated to be 80mph.
June 2021HailBeaver Hill Dot-Trained spotter estimated quarter size hail bouncing off the ground.
June 2021HailBeaver Hill Dot-Wibaux County Fire Department employee reported baseball size hail.
June 2021HailBeaver Hill Dot-Trained spotter shared their report of measured baseball size hail via Twitter.
May 2020HailSt Phillip-Trained spotter reported mostly nickel sized hail with a few pieces up to size of quarters. Hail nearly coated the ground.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindBeaver Hill Dot-At the Beaver Hill I-94 DOT site (MTBVR), a wind gust of 62 mph was measured.
June 2020HailBeaver Hill Dot-Public reported quarter size hail, along with measurements of 49 mph wind gusts and 0.60 inch of rainfall.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindPine Hill Raws-At the Pine Hills RAWS site (PNHM8), a 59 mph wind gust was recorded. Time estimated by radar.
July 2020HailBeaver Hill Dot-Trained spotter reported quarter size hail, lasting for approximately 15 minutes, as well as wind gusts up to 50 mph.
July 2020HailCarlyle-Trained spotter reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls, as well as wind gusts estimated at 50 mph.
July 2020HailWibaux-Public reported half dollar size hail. Time estimated from radar.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Trained spotter reported a 70 mph wind gust.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Trained spotter reported 70 mph wind gusts, along with pea size hail and heavy rain.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts, along with nickel size hail and heavy rain.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindPine Hill Raws-A 58 mph wind gust was measured at the Pine Hill RAWS site (PNHM8).
August 2017HailWibaux-Brief heavy rain, along with dime to quarter sized hail, was reported.
July 2017HailSt Phillip-A motorist reported quarter size hail on Montana Highway 7 approximately 10 miles south of Wibaux. The report was received via social media.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindSt Phillip-A motorist reported wind gusts of approximately 60 mph on Montana Highway 7 approximately 10 miles south of Wibaux. The report was received via social media.
June 2016HailWibaux-Public reported quarter sized hail lasting for 30 minutes. Lentil and wheat crops were damaged. Rain accumulation of 3 inches was estimated.
June 2016HailSt Phillip-Trained spotter reported a few hail stones up to the size of quarters.
June 2016HailWibaux-Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail.
August 2016HailWibaux-Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail.
August 2016HailWibaux-Trained spotter reported an additional storm with quarter sized hail.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindSt Phillip-Trained spotter measured a 62 mph wind gust which partially blew a roof off a shed. Pea sized hail also reported.
July 2016HailBeaver Hill Dot-Public reported quarter sized hail and 50 mph wind gusts.
July 2016HailWibaux-Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindSt Phillip-Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts along with dime sized hail and heavy rain.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Trained Spotter in the town of Wibaux estimated 60 mph wind gusts from a thunderstorm just before midnight.
June 2015HailWibaux-Trained Spotter in the town of Wibaux reported nickel-sized hail.
June 2015HailWibaux-Trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail and heavy rain.
June 2015HailBeaver Hill Dot-Public reported nickel-sized hail.
June 2015HailBeaver Hill Dot-Trained spotter reported mainly dime-sized hail mixed with some quarter-sized hailstones along with heavy rain.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWibaux-Trained spotter reported 60 mph winds.

Mines and quarries

3 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 3 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
Uranium3

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blue ButteUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumOccurrenceSedimentary

Every populated place in the county

5

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 Wibaux 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.