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Boston Heights, Montana

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the Great Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59401. It lies near Smelter Hill. The Survey maps it on the Northeast Great Falls quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Boston Heights within Cascade County

On record in Boston Heights

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

29 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Boston Heights (historical) between 2017 and 2019, burning about 80 acres in total. None 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/undetermined10
Equipment and vehicle use7
Fireworks7
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral Land OfficeBLACK EAGLE
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCascade County57 COMMAND
1 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land OfficeMONARCH
8 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral Land OfficeSAND COULEE
29 August 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
25 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresCentral Land OfficeBELT RURAL
25 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresCentral Land OfficeBLACK EAGLE
23 August 2017Power generation/transmission/distribution40 acresCentral Land OfficeBLACK EAGLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cascade County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Boston Heights (historical): 2 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Great Falls RefineryCopper, SilverPlant
Great Falls BentoniteBentoniteUnknown
Great Falls Slag DumpIronUnknown
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence
Kraus PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Montana Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Zook No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cascade County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Smelter Hill1.5 miles16
Black Eagle2.0 miles16
North Great Falls (historical)2.0 miles16
Little Chicago (historical)2.0 miles16
Gibson Flats2.5 miles16
Great Falls2.7 miles16
Countryside Village3.4 miles16
Rainbow3.5 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1762404. 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.