Avon, Montana
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Avon-Elliston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59713. It stands on Spotted Dog Creek. The Survey maps it on the Avon quadrangle. 114 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,692 feet above sea level.
On record in Avon
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 2 records
Little Blackfoot River Bridgelisted 2010- Fitzpatrick Ranch Historic Districtlisted 1981
Population over time
3 figuresAvon fell from 124 to 114 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 124 | |
| 2010 | 111 | -13 (-10%) |
| 2020 | 114 | +3 (+3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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 Avon quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Avon quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Avon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Avon between 1992 and 2016, burning about 6 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | GIMLET |
| 17 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | STUMP |
| 15 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | BRADLEY BEACON |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | BRADLEY BEACON |
| 9 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | BRADLEY BEACON |
| 6 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | BRADLEY BEACON |
| 18 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | AVON EXIT |
| 15 August 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Avon: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Bentonite, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Fluorite | |
| Half-Way Sixmile Creek Bentonite | Bentonite | Occurrence | ||
| Warm Springs Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | ||
| Carpenter Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1865 | |
| Eureka Gulch Placer Mines | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Granite Gold Mining Co. | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Ophir Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1865 | |
| Snowshoe Creek | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Snowshoe Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1865 |
Storms near this place
11 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Avon in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avon | $30,000 | A very large right-moving supercell tracked east-northeast from Goldcreek to north of Avon bringing with it large hail, severe winds and heavy rain. A rancher 5 miles north of Avon reported a totaled barn, several trees that were either uprooted or broken in half. One of those trees uprooted was a 24 cottonwood. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Avon | $13,000 | A very large right-moving supercell unleashed up to ping pong sized hail that decimated a four to five foot tall hay crop. The hail covered the ground to a depth of 2 inches in spots. At least 10 windows were broken. Paint was chipped off from homes. Other damage included a greenhouse roof, vehicle windows and vegetation. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Avon | $3,000 | A very large right-moving supercell brought hail and wind damage to ranchers north of Avon. A rancher reported up to half dollar sized hail that brought considerable damage to their hay crop, and windows. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Avon | $2,000 | A member of the public reported hail stones that that were between quarter and golfball in size. Damage to a couple of cars was observed. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avon | $1,000 | A very large supercell brought estimated 60 mph wind gusts that caused several trees to either uproot or break in half. Most of the trees fell in an easterly direction. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Avon | $500 | A member of the public reported one inch hail, which caused small damages to vehicles. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avon | - | A line of thunderstorms marched northward across west-central Montana with gusty outflow winds. A gust of 59 mph occurred between Avon and Finn along Highway 141. Similar gusts occurred across the Windy Rock Fire southwest of Finn. No damage was noted. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avon | - | The Montana DOT weather sensor north of Avon, MT reported a gust of 60 mph between 9:38pm MDT and 9:45pm MDT. Sustained winds at this time were 49 mph. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Avon | - | A fencing company in Avon reported one inch hail. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avon | - | Montana Department of Transportation weather station on Highway 141 near Avon recorded peak wind gust of 63 mph. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Avon | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald | 3.7 miles | 24 | |
| Bradley (historical) | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| McGillvary | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Quigley | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Blackfoot City (historical) | 6.6 miles | 24 | |
| Elliston | 9.4 miles | 24 | |
| Keiley | 12.2 miles | 22 | |
| Garrison | 12.2 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Avon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q955694 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 779204. 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.
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.











