BlockButte Creek, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the North Garfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59318. The Survey maps it on the Brusett 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
6 surveys from 7 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 Jordan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Brusett quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Sand Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Butte Creek (historical) between 1997 and 2018, burning about 96 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | CHALK BUTT |
| 3 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 56 acres | Eastern Land Office | BUTTS COULEE |
| 29 August 2015 | Other causes | 5.5 acres | Miles City Field Office | BUTTS |
| 21 August 2010 | Natural | 18 acres | Miles City Field Office | HELL CREEK |
| 11 August 2016 | Natural | 15 acres | Miles City Field Office | MOONLIGHT |
| 19 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | SNOW |
| 20 June 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | BAKER PNT |
| 22 October 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | CHALK BUTTE COAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brusett | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Blackfoot (historical) | 9.4 miles | 7 | |
| Braggville (historical) | 10.8 miles | 7 | |
| Steve Forks | 14.9 miles | 7 | |
| Hazny (historical) | 15.3 miles | 7 | |
| Anad (historical) | 17.8 miles | 7 | |
| Bruce (historical) | 17.9 miles | 7 | |
| Metersville (historical) | 18.4 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1716014. 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.