BlockBaird, Montana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Drummond census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59825. It stands on Marcella Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ravenna 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
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1903 USGS Bonner quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Ravenna quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Missoula East quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Ravenna quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Ravenna quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Baird (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,990 acres in total. 60 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 | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | WELCH GILLISPIE |
| 8 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | EAST FORK ASHBY |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | GROUSE GULCH |
| 5 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11 acres | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 4 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | MCFARLAND GULCH |
| 30 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | LODGEPOLE SPRING |
| 3 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | MILE MARKER 132 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Baird (historical): 4 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Gold, Silver, Lead, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktail | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Blacktail Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1947 | |
| Cook Prospect | Manganese, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Hidden Tunnel Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Chloride | Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Clark Fork of the Columbia River | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Bonita | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Cook Prospect | Manganese | Unknown |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1699625. 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.