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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.

Buford within Mineral County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 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

164 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural90
Recreation and ceremony19
Debris and open burning14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Equipment and vehicle use9
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Fireworks5
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking2

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
7 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestCOLD RG.
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLolo National ForestST REGIS
2 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreLolo National ForestMAYO GULCH
18 September 1994Naturalunder an acreLolo National Forestnot named
17 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLolo National Forest2 MILE
16 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreLolo National ForestST. REGIS GRAVEL PIT
14 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLolo National ForestSOUTH 90
13 September 1996Naturalunder an acreLolo National ForestFISHER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mineral County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Keith PropertyUranium, Silver, Gold, CopperUnknown
Richmond Lexington Mining & MillGold, CopperOccurrence
Richmond Lexington Mining & MillingGold, CopperUnknown
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Wolf ProspectCopper, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Keith ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Monarch MineSilver, Copper, GoldOccurrence
Mullen BariteBarium-BaritePast Producer
Mullen Barite MineBarium-BariteProducerBarite
Wolf ProspectSilver, Copper, GoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Mineral 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
Saint Regis2.3 miles12
Foraker2.8 miles12
Drexel6.1 miles11
Toole6.9 miles12
Cabin City8.0 miles11
Henderson9.8 miles11
Spring Gulch9.8 miles8
Keystone11.3 miles8

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.