BlockAtlantic City, Montana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59633. It lies near Cellar Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Granite Butte quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1889 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Granite Butte quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Granite Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Atlantic City (historical) between 1992 and 2016, burning about 39 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Butte Field Office | LOST HORSE CREEK |
| 2 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | N.FORK LITTLE PRICKLY PEAR |
| 31 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | COLD FIRE |
| 27 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | EMPIRE |
| 27 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | ROUNDTOP |
| 21 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | VINCENT |
| 18 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 5 July 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Atlantic City (historical): 23 past producers, 9 occurrences, 5 unknowns, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Boy Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Bell Boy Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Bondholder Prospect | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Guerin Lode | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | 1926 | |
| Little Ox | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Little Ox Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Antimony | Past Producer | 1956 | |
| M and L Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite | |
| M and L Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Mammoth Claim | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold | |
| Mammoth Claim | Copper, Manganese | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloster | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Bald Butte | 5.7 miles | 23 | |
| Marysville | 6.7 miles | 21 | |
| Ferris (historical) | 6.7 miles | 24 | |
| Wilborn | 7.8 miles | 20 | |
| Canyon Creek | 8.2 miles | 21 | |
| Strom | 9.2 miles | 20 | |
| Belmont (historical) | 10.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1789304. 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.