Buford, Montana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the West End census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59866. It stands on Little Joe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Boyd Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1918 USGS St Regis quadrangle1:125000
- 1919 USGS St. Regis quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS St Regis quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Boyd Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Boyd Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
164 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Buford (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 89 acres in total. 90 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 90 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | COLD RG. |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | ST REGIS |
| 2 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | MAYO GULCH |
| 18 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Lolo National Forest | 2 MILE |
| 16 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | ST. REGIS GRAVEL PIT |
| 14 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | SOUTH 90 |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | FISHER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Buford (historical): 5 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Barium-Barite, Uranium, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Property | Uranium, Silver, Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Richmond Lexington Mining & Mill | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Richmond Lexington Mining & Milling | Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Wolf Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Keith Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Monarch Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Mullen Barite | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Mullen Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Producer | Barite | |
| Wolf Prospect | Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Regis | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Foraker | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Drexel | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Toole | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Cabin City | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Henderson | 9.8 miles | 11 | |
| Spring Gulch | 9.8 miles | 8 | |
| Keystone | 11.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1781698. 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.







