Cavetown, Montana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Wolf Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59602. It lies near Cave Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Canyon Ferry quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Canyon Ferry quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Canyon Ferry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Canyon Ferry Dam quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Canyon Ferry quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
170 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Cavetown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47,805 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 4 were 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 | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | PINE MEADOW |
| 9 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | OREGON GULCH #3 |
| 8 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | TWIN PEAK |
| 5 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Central Land Office | OVERLOOK #2 |
| 5 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | JIMTOWN |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 21 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | LAKE POINT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Cavetown: 13 past producers, 8 unknowns, 7 occurrences, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Sapphire, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Queen | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Unknown | ||
| French Bar Placer | Sapphire, Gold | Producer | ||
| French Bar Placer | Sapphire, Gemstone, Gold | Producer | ||
| French Bar Underwater | Gemstone, Sapphire | Producer | ||
| Hellgate Placer | Titanium | Unknown | ||
| Korizek Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Old Amber Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Sunrise Lode | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unnamed Manganese | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Vinyard Copper Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daytown (historical) | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Canyon Ferry | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| York | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Lakeside | 7.3 miles | 19 | |
| Vista | 10.2 miles | 14 | |
| East Helena | 12.2 miles | 21 | |
| Nelson | 12.6 miles | 16 | |
| Four Range | 13.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1789217. 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.








