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.
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.
Little Blackfoot River Bridgelisted 2010 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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
- 1958 USGS Avon quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Luke Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | GIMLET |
| 17 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | STUMP |
| 15 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | BRADLEY BEACON |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | BRADLEY BEACON |
| 9 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | BRADLEY BEACON |
| 6 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | BRADLEY BEACON |
| 25 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | GARRISON TREETOP |
| 18 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | AVON EXIT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Gold Mining Co. | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Luke Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1932, 1936 | |
| South End of Garrison Anticline | Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Nickel, Vanadium, Chromium, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| State Prison Brick Plant | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Luke Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1932 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| McDonald | 7.1 miles | 24 | |
| McGillvary | 7.4 miles | 24 | |
| Quigley | 8.2 miles | 24 | |
| Garrison | 8.2 miles | 22 | |
| Brock Creek | 10.1 miles | 22 | |
| Sharkeyville (historical) | 10.1 miles | 22 | |
| Blackfoot City (historical) | 10.2 miles | 24 |
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.










