BlockBeen, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Wibaux census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59353. The Survey maps it on the Odland Dam NW 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
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1909 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Odland Dam NW quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Been (historical) between 2016 and 2020, burning about 45 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2016 | Natural | 31 acres | Eastern Land Office | REDWATER - MCCONE |
| 21 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Eastern Land Office | MOORE - MCCONE |
| 15 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Eastern Land Office | AMSLER |
| 31 March 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.3 acres | Wibaux County | ABRAXIS - WIBAUX |
| 12 March 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | MOLINE - MCCONE |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Been (historical): 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Butte | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wibaux | 15.5 miles | 8 | |
| Yates | 18.0 miles | 8 | |
| Saint Phillip | 26.1 miles | 8 | |
| Carlyle | 38.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1696626. 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.