Big Sky Colonial Manor, Montana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Columbia Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59912. It stands on Garnier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Columbia Falls South quadrangle.
On record in Big Sky Colonial Manor
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 within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Soldiers' Home Historic Districtlisted 1994 · 0.8 miles away
St. Richard's Churchlisted 1980 · 0.8 miles away
Flathead River Bridgelisted 2010 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbia Falls South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Columbia Falls South 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 Big Sky Colonial Manor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 125 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | TRAP ROAD |
| 7 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | HIDEAWAY |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Flathead County | HWY 206 / COLUMBIA MEADOWS DR-CF |
| 3 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | TOFTUM LANE |
| 24 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | SOUTH CEDER LAKE |
| 22 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | CEDAR CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Big Sky Colonial Manor: 3 producers, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Contained or Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Smelter | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | 1955 | |
| Art Weaver Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Blue Moon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crushing Plant No.. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lazy Day Court | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Pine Park | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Columbia Falls | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Halfmoon | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Conkelley | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| La Salle | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Hungry Horse | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Whitefish | 7.9 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122598617 | 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 1796049. 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.






