BlockAlbright, Montana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Belt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59412. It lies near Dicks Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Riceville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Albright
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Albright Historic Districtlisted 2025 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1890 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000
- 1897 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Riceville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Belt quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Riceville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Albright (historical) between 1998 and 2020, burning about 13 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | PILGRIM |
| 3 September 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SAWMILL |
| 11 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SWITCHBACK |
| 19 August 2013 | Natural | 3.1 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | LICK |
| 7 July 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | LOGGING CR |
| 23 June 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | MEADE STATION |
| 4 February 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Cascade County | HOUND CREEK |
| 1 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Cascade County | SLUICE BOXES MA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Albright (historical): 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albright Deposit | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Riceville Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riceville | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Michigan Settlement (historical) | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Monarch | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Evans | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Calvert | 9.8 miles | 11 | |
| Three Forks | 11.8 miles | 14 | |
| Blythe | 12.4 miles | 15 | |
| Armington Junction | 14.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1762291. 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.