BlockBernice, Montana
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Boulder census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59631. It stands on Bison Creek. The Survey maps it on the Basin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 28 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 Boulder quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1899 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Basin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Basin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Butte North quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Basin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Bernice between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | CLUNEY |
| 2 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 8 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | GALENA |
| 7 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | WATER GULCH |
| 6 August 2008 | Natural | 4.4 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | TORPY |
| 3 August 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | SHAMROCK |
| 3 August 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BASIN |
| 26 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | MEYER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 80 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 80 workings within 5 miles of Bernice: 48 past producers, 15 occurrences, 8 producers, 5 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Aurora Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Basin Bell | Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Basin Creek Placer | Gold, Silver, Tin | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Basin Quartz Mass | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Boulder Mine | Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1881 | |
| Calvin Mine | Iron, Antimony, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Carlson | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Carlson Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Daily West Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite |
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 802028. 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.