BlockButchertown, Montana
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Butte census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59701. The Survey maps it on the Butte North 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
12 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 Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Butte North quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Butte North quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Butte North quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Butte North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Butchertown (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 3 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | ELK FIRE |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | MOULTON RESEVOIR ROAD |
| 5 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HAIL COLUMBIA |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | STEEP MOUNTAIN |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | MOLTEN RES |
| 26 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | ELK PARK |
| 23 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | MARY EMMEE |
| 23 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HAIL COLUMBIA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 330 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 330 workings within 5 miles of Butchertown (historical): 181 past producers, 57 prospects, 44 occurrences, 25 unknowns. 23 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Silver, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Mine | Silica, Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Alice Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Beryllium | Past Producer | 1960 | |
| Belmont Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1957 | |
| Best Hope Mine | Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Gold, Silver | Producer | ||
| Black Rock Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Manganese | Producer | Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Sphalerite | |
| Bonanza Lode | Copper, Gold, Cobalt, Zinc, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Bullwhacker Mine | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Butte District | Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Silver, Copper, Gold, Tellurium, Sulfur, Cadmium, Selenium, Calcium, Bismuth | Producer | 1880 | |
| Butte, Veins (Anaconda) | Copper, Silver, Gold, Bismuth, Cadmium, Manganese, Zinc, Lead, Selenium, Tellurium | Past Producer | 1875, 1880, 2000 | |
| Carver Tailings | Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkerville | 0.1 miles | 23 | |
| North Walkerville (historical) | 0.2 miles | 23 | |
| Allendale (historical) | 0.2 miles | 23 | |
| Stringtown (historical) | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Centerville | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Anselmo (historical) | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Meaderville | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Butte | 2.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1797876. 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.