Bloomfield, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Richey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59315. The Survey maps it on the Bloomfield quadrangle. 6 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,615 feet above sea level.
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
- 1972 USGS Bloomfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Bloomfield between 2016 and 2019, burning about 105 acres in total. None 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | SVENVOLD |
| 20 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 90 acres | Eastern Land Office | MIDDLE - DAWSON |
| 8 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Eastern Land Office | WALKER |
| 29 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Dawson County | KOLBERG - DAWSON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 75 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bloomfield in 75 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 44 thunderstorm wind, 29 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $250,000 | A severe thunderstorm brought damaging winds and hail to central portions of Dawson County. The areas hardest hit extended from Lindsay to Bloomfield. In many areas crops were a total loss. Several barns were blown down damaging equipment and machinery. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Bloomfield | $62,000 | Hail ranged from quarter size to two inches. Southwest side of home received window and vinyl siding damage. Double paned windows shattered on living room floor. Trees on property shredded from hail. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Bloomfield | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Reported at the Bloomfield, MT station. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | A 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the Bloomfield Mesonet Station (GW0525). |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | The GW0525 Bloomfield mesonet site (G0525) measured a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | The GW0525 Bloomfield mesonet station (G0525) measured a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| September 2024 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of golf balls. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | The GW0525 Bloomfield mesonet site (G0525) measured a 61 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | The public reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | The public reported an estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | The GW0525 Bloomfield mesonet site (G0525) measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter reported thunderstorm wind gust damage via Facebook: House soffit three feet in length was torn of a house; a dead tree was blown over; and live tree branches were downed. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Public reported thunderstorm wind gust damage via Facebook: Windows were broken; crops and gardens were damaged; and pine trees were toppled. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of golf balls. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter reported golf ball size hail, and damaged crops. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Public reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls and heavy rain. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter reported two large doors on a 150-foot quonset blown in and part of the fabric roof torn off. Time estimate from radar imagery. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | A trained spotter experienced winds associated with a severe thunderstorm estimated at 55 to 60 mph. The spotter observed that the town of Lambert 5 miles to the north appeared to be covered white with hail. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter measured a 62 mph wind gust along with pea sized hail. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter reported damaged buildings and grain bins tipped over from 80 mph winds. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Bloomfield mesonet site measured 75 mph winds. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter reported mostly quarter-sized hail with some golf ball sized-hail. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter reported a 60 mph wind gust with pea-sized hail. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter measured a 72 mph wind gust. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter measured an 80 mph wind gust to update their previous report of 72 mph at 850 pm. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust with some pea-sized hail. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail covering the ground with leaves shredded from trees. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter measured a wind gust of 72.5 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter measured a 66 mph wind gust. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trained spotter reported wind gusts up to 83 mph. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Public reported mainly pea-sized hail stones with a few quarter-sized stones. Heavy rain also reported. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Slushy dime size hail pieces and smaller. 50 mph wind also accompanied the hail. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Public estimated 60 mph wind gust. |
| June 2010 | Heavy Rain | Bloomfield | - | Spotter observed water running off of the yard with large puddles visible in the wheat field. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Hail covered deck without much wind. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Dime to quarter-size hail fell. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | The hail fell for about five minutes with only 0.30 inches of rainfall. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Farm barrels were picked up by the wind and tossed across the property. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Some nickel size hail, but mostly pea size. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Small tree branches scattered on lawn. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Bloomfield | - | Heavy rain caused wash outs on numerous secondary roads. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Top | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Richey | 18.0 miles | 5 | |
| Lindsay | 18.2 miles | 6 | |
| Stipek | 19.2 miles | 7 | |
| Mink (historical) | 19.4 miles | 6 | |
| Corral Creek (historical) | 21.0 miles | 6 | |
| Landtsheim (historical) | 21.0 miles | 7 | |
| Intake | 22.5 miles | 7 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Bloomfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16843325 | 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 780133. 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.





