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Caledonia, Montana

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Red Lodge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59007. The Survey maps it on the Red Lodge East quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Caledonia within Carbon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

23 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Caledonia (historical) between 1996 and 2019, burning about 553 acres in total. 12 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
Natural12
Recreation and ceremony3
Fireworks2
Debris and open burning2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Other causes1
Smoking1

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
23 September 2007Smoking2.0 acresCuster Gallatin National ForestBEARCREEK ASSIST
1 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBillings Field OfficeGROVE CREEK
26 August 2011Natural1.2 acresCuster Gallatin National ForestMOUNT MAURICE
26 August 2011Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestJAKE
21 August 1998Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestFENCE POST
15 August 2006Natural2.0 acresCuster Gallatin National ForestMT MAURICE
14 August 1996Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestPALISADES
11 August 2010Naturalunder an acreBillings Field OfficeLITTLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Carbon County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Caledonia (historical): 3 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Uranium, Chromium. 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
Red LodgeChromiumProducerChromite, Magnetite
Bay HorseSilver, GoldProspect
North Grove Creek ProspectGold, SilverOccurrence
Weaver PropertyUraniumOccurrence
Weaver PropertyUraniumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Carbon 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
Scotch Coulee (historical)0.0 miles15
Washoe0.0 miles15
Red Lodge2.3 miles15
Bearcreek3.0 miles15
Eagle (historical)3.7 miles15
Fox7.8 miles10
Richel Lodge10.3 miles15
Belfry11.1 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1726667. 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.