Cameron, Montana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Madison Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59720. The Survey maps it on the Cameron quadrangle. It stands 5,377 feet above sea level.
On record in Cameron
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Hutchins Bridgelisted 1999
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Cameron quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Cameron quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Ennis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Cameron between 2007 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Madison County | MILL CREEK |
| 4 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | KELLY RANCH |
| 8 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.5 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 31 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Madison County | ODELL |
| 6 May 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | MILL CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Cameron: 5 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Kyanite, Feldspar, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Kent and Miller Mine | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Gulch A Pegmatites | Kyanite, Mica | Occurrence | Kyanite, Muscovite | |
| Rim Rock Deposit | Mica, Feldspar | Occurrence | 1941 | |
| Tait Mountain Claims | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Kyanite Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Mica Deposit | Mica, Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Yellowstone Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | ||
| Merlin Group | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Morgan Gulch Mica | Mica | Unknown |
Storms near this place
10 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cameron in 10 storm reports between 2005 and 2020: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Cameron | - | Mesonet station divm8 18.1 nw Lakeview. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Cameron | - | Mesonet station shcm8 22.3 Virginia City. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | Mesonet recorded 61-mph thunderstorm wind gust 2-miles SSW of Cameron. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | Mesonet station 2-miles SSW of Cameron recorded 59-mph peak gust from thunderstorm. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | Mesonet station 22-miles SW of Cameron recorded 58-mph peak gust from thunderstorm. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | Raynolds Pass mesonet reported 66 mph thunderstorm gust. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured at the Ennis fish hatchery. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | High winds measuring 55KT (63MPH) were reported at the Dillon Portable RAWS #2. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 70 mph at Cameron 12S. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varney | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Woodward Place | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Jeffers | 10.1 miles | 29 | |
| Ennis | 10.4 miles | 29 | |
| Abe (historical) | 11.0 miles | 23 | |
| Summit | 13.4 miles | 20 | |
| Watkins | 15.1 miles | 29 | |
| Virginia City | 15.5 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cameron | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5026158 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 806907. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










