Cedar, Montana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Thompson Falls-West End census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59844. It stands on Blue Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cabinet 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
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Clark Fork quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Cabinet quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Cedar (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 1 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | MM7 |
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | BLUE CREEK |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | LAST DAY |
| 3 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | LONE CEDAR |
| 24 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | BIG EDDY |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | 207 |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | STATE LINE |
| 12 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | BLUE CREEK BLUES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Cedar (historical): 6 occurrences, 5 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Property | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Blue Creek Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Red Fir Claims | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Ryan | Gold, Copper, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Broken | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Carpie Prospect | Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Gopher Hole Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hummer | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Carpie Mine | Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Frederick and Wind Group | Copper, Silver | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heron | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Smead (historical) | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| Noxon | 13.4 miles | 12 | |
| Tuscor | 20.9 miles | 12 | |
| Larchwood | 25.8 miles | 12 | |
| Trout Creek | 27.6 miles | 13 | |
| Childs | 34.8 miles | 9 | |
| White Pine | 36.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1780949. 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.






