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Bradley, Montana

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Avon-Elliston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59731. It lies near Homestead Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Luke Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Bradley within Powell County

On record in Bradley

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

11 surveys from 23 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

26 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Bradley (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 6 acres in total. 7 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use2

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
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeGIMLET
17 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeSTUMP
15 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeBRADLEY BEACON
13 September 1996Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeBRADLEY BEACON
9 August 1999Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeBRADLEY BEACON
6 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeBRADLEY BEACON
25 August 2017Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeGARRISON TREETOP
18 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeAVON EXIT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Powell County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bradley (historical): 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Pumice, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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
Granite Gold Mining Co.GoldOccurrence
Luke MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1932, 1936
South End of Garrison AnticlinePhosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Nickel, Vanadium, Chromium, Uranium, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect
State Prison Brick PlantAluminumOccurrence
Unnamed PumicePumiceOccurrence
Luke MinePhosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer1932

Every working recorded in Powell 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
Avon4.0 miles24
McDonald7.1 miles24
McGillvary7.4 miles24
Quigley8.2 miles24
Garrison8.2 miles22
Brock Creek10.1 miles22
Sharkeyville (historical)10.1 miles22
Blackfoot City (historical)10.2 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1803422. 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.