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Ashley, Montana

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Kalispell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59901. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kalispell quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ashley within Flathead County

On record in Ashley

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 12 of 33 shown

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Every listing in Flathead County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 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

136 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Ashley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 280 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined79
Debris and open burning32
Natural12
Recreation and ceremony4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism1

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
7 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreNorthwestern Land Officenot named
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlathead CountyLOC STEEL BRIDGE ROAD
28 September 2015Debris and open burning1.5 acresNorthwestern Land OfficeBIG HORN
24 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresNorthwestern Land OfficeHAYWIRE FIRE
23 September 1995Smokingunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeLONE PINE
2 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlathead CountyEVG VILLAGE GREENS
18 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlathead County19 WOODLAND PARK DR
18 September 1998Naturalunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeKIENAS RANCH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Flathead County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Ashley (historical): 4 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Clay. 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
KalispellClayUnknown
Unnamed Kaolinitic ClaySilicaOccurrence
American Asphalt PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Carlson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Flathead County CrusherSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mc Elnoy and Wilker Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Truman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Flathead 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
Kalispell1.1 miles11
Meadow Manor Incorporated1.8 miles11
Northridge Heights1.8 miles11
Duncan (historical)1.9 miles11
Parkdale (historical)2.0 miles11
Mar-Le Villa2.3 miles11
Ridgewood Terrace3.8 miles11
Evergreen3.8 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1796081. 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.