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Catron, Montana

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bozeman census division. It stands on Bridger Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bozeman quadrangle.

Catron within Gallatin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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

53 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Catron between 2004 and 2020, burning about 8,331 acres in total. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Debris and open burning9
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePowder River County201057
4 September 2020Natural8,224 acresCuster Gallatin National ForestBRIDGER FOOTHILLS
29 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestRIDGE
22 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
21 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
20 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGallatin Countynot named
2 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresGallatin CountyWALKER RD
2 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlathead County201055

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gallatin County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Catron: 3 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Geothermal. 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
Bridger Canyon Warm SpringsGeothermalProducer
Bridger Creek Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Bozeman Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
GabrielSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gallatin Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Gallatin 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
Bisel1.3 miles22
Bozeman1.9 miles22
West College Park1.9 miles22
Story2.1 miles22
Springhill Park2.2 miles22
Lux2.3 miles22
Reasville (historical)3.9 miles22
King Arthur Park4.0 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802072. 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.