Birdseye, Montana
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Helena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59602. It stands on Park Creek. The Survey maps it on the Austin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 26 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 Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Austin quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Birdseye between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,527 acres in total. 29 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 | 37 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 36 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Field Office | SKELLY GULCH |
| 7 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 45 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Central Land Office | FORT HARRISON |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | TOBIN MA |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.7 acres | Central Land Office | HIDDEN VALLEY MA |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Butte Field Office | SUNNY VISTA |
| 3 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.3 acres | Central Land Office | AUSTIN RD |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | SHARPTAIL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 119 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 119 workings within 5 miles of Birdseye: 70 past producers, 27 occurrences, 12 unknowns, 6 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Copper, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin District | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Iron, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1880 | |
| Baldy Smith Mine | Iron, Arsenic, Lead, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Cloud District | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic, Bismuth, Molybdenum, Tin, Tungsten | Past Producer | VEIN, TACTITE, DISSEMINATED | |
| Blue Jay Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Iron, Antimony | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Clay Deposit Northwest of Scratchgravel Hills | Brick Clay | Occurrence | Shale | |
| Come Again and Crown Group | Gold, Silica, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Copper Hill | Silver, Iron, Gold | Past Producer | 1900, 1910 | |
| Copper Hill Mine | Silver, Gold, Iron | Past Producer | Contact Metasomatic | |
| Ella Mine | Gold, REE, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Franklin Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Silica, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Gold |
Storms near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Birdseye in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Flood | Birdseye | $100,000 | Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office reported the high bridge over the Dearborn River was washed out. Public works closed the road at Flat Creek. Several secondary roads across the area were flooded at times. Flooding across northwest Helena also occurred, especially west of Birdseye Road. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Birdseye | - | A metal barn made of 2 by 4s and railroad ties was destroyed. Debris blown 70 feet away. Event time and location estimated. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Birdseye | - | Flash flooding conditions developed in the Corral Fire burn scar area in response to heavy rains from strong thunderstorms in the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin | 3.1 miles | 28 | |
| Gearing | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| Seven Mile (historical) | 4.1 miles | 28 | |
| Iron | 5.0 miles | 28 | |
| Blue Cloud (historical) | 5.1 miles | 26 | |
| Austin | 5.4 miles | 26 | |
| Dotsonville (historical) | 5.4 miles | 30 | |
| Broadwater | 5.4 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 800456. 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.
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.











