BlockBelmont, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Lavina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59046. The Survey maps it on the Belmont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1954 USGS Roundup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Roundup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Belmont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Roundup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Belmont between 2005 and 2018, burning about 296 acres in total. 2 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 295 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 17 August 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Southern Land Office | BENCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belmont in 10 storm reports between 2001 and 2020: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Belmont | - | Flooding occurred across much of the southeastern portion of the county. Granary, Pained Robe, Custer-Gultch, and Rothemay and Williams roads were washed out in many areas. Culverts were also washed out. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belmont | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph 7 miles south of Lavina. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belmont | - | Wind gusts of 60 mph were estimated 7 miles south of Lavina. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Belmont | - | Crop damage was reported along with windows broken on the west side of the house. Hail drifts were also inside the house. Spotter also reported damaged windshields and roof. Estimated wind gust was 60 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belmont | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Belmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Belmont | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Belmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Belmont | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Belmont | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cushman | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Lavina | 5.1 miles | 6 | |
| Slayton Junction (historical) | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Ryegate | 15.0 miles | 11 | |
| Golden Valley Colony | 15.2 miles | 11 | |
| Seventynine (historical) | 17.0 miles | 11 | |
| Franklin | 17.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dodgetown (historical) | 20.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802024. 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.
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.