Brandenberg, Montana
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Rosebud census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59301. It stands on Joe Leg Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brandenberg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Hardin quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hardin quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hardin quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Brandenberg quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Lame Deer quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Brandenberg between 1996 and 2020, burning about 36,597 acres in total. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | 1.9 acres | Miles City Field Office | DIAMOND |
| 4 September 2016 | Natural | 9.4 acres | Miles City Field Office | BEAVER CREEK |
| 2 September 2020 | Natural | 34,527 acres | Rosebud County | SNIDER |
| 10 September 2007 | Natural | 388 acres | Miles City Field Office | JOE LEG |
| 31 August 2001 | Natural | 20 acres | Miles City Field Office | BIG JOHN |
| 27 August 2020 | Natural | 104 acres | Custer County | THANKFUL |
| 24 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | TRAIL |
| 16 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | BREWER |
Storms near this place
29 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brandenberg in 29 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 14 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brandenberg | - | Mesonet station mccm8 at Cow Creek. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brandenberg | - | Tree damage and power out was reported. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | Some windows were broken due to strong winds. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brandenberg | - | Windows were broken due to wind-driven hail. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | One inch of rain fell in 20 minutes. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brandenberg | - | Several cottonwood trees and a telephone pole were snapped. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Brandenberg | - | Observations across the area indicated widespread 3 to 6 inches of rain fell across the area over the course of a few days. Emergency management reported that Home Creek along Highway 212 experienced some flooding. In addition, flooding of small streams and creeks occurred across the area along with debris flows on the Ash Creek burn scar area. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brandenberg | - | A wind gust of 65 mph was estimated north of Brandenberg. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Brandenberg | - | Widespread flooding resulting in road closures occurred across the northern half of Rosebud County. Flooding in low lying areas along Reservation Creek west of Forsyth was reported. Across northwest Rosebud County, flooding on Home Creek resulted in significant water over Bascom Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brandenberg | - | A wind gust estimated at 70 mph was reported 11 miles north of Brandenberg. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brandenberg | - | 1 to 2 foot diameter trees snapped 6 to 8 feet above the ground. Tin ripped off a roof. Windows broken. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Brandenberg | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brandenberg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee (historical) | 9.1 miles | 6 | |
| Signal Butte (historical) | 11.3 miles | 6 | |
| Wood Place | 12.0 miles | 8 | |
| Ashland | 15.4 miles | 9 | |
| Crain Place | 16.2 miles | 8 | |
| Colstrip | 21.2 miles | 6 | |
| Sabra (historical) | 22.0 miles | 8 | |
| Hopsonville (historical) | 23.1 miles | 6 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122562225 | 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 802054. 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.




