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Amador, Montana

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Superior census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59872. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Idaho Gulch quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Amador within Mineral County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

222 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 222 fires within 5 miles of Amador (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,691 acres in total. 79 started naturally. 2 were 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
Natural79
Debris and open burning42
Missing data/not specified/undetermined38
Recreation and ceremony24
Equipment and vehicle use9
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Fireworks7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Smoking5
Other causes3
Arson/incendiarism2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2009Naturalunder an acreLolo National ForestFLAT CREEK
30 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLolo National ForestBARK PLANT PILE
3 September 2000Naturalunder an acreLolo National ForestAIRPORT FIRE
28 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreLolo National ForestTHOMPSON CREEK
27 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreLolo National ForestTAMI DRIVE
26 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLolo National ForestCOLEMAN'S CORNER
25 September 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestWOOD FLAT
2 September 1997Naturalunder an acreLolo National ForestJIM KELLY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mineral County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Amador (historical): 4 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Iron MountainZinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Iron Mountain MineCopper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver, AntimonyPast Producer1889
King & Queen MineSilver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, LeadProducerVein
Mountain Gem MineSilver, Lead, ZincUnknown
Big Day PlacerGoldOccurrencePlacer
Cedar Creek Placer MinesGoldPast Producer
Marietta PlacerGoldOccurrencePlacer
Montana Barite PitBarium-BariteProducer
Victor Mancini PropertyBarium-BariteOccurrence
Victor Mancini PropertyBarium-BariteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Mineral County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cedar Mouth (historical)0.5 miles8
Oliverville0.6 miles8
Superior1.6 miles8
Riverbend2.6 miles8
Westfall5.8 miles8
Lozeau6.3 miles8
Hopkins6.4 miles8
Spring Gulch7.0 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1781687. 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.