BlockCenterville, Montana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Monarch-Neihart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59463. It stands on Spruce Creek. The Survey maps it on the Barker 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
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1890 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000
- 1897 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Barker quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Barker quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Belt quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Barker quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Centerville (historical) between 1996 and 2020, burning about 6 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | DRY SNOW |
| 5 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | RUBY |
| 25 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SAWMILL RIDGE |
| 17 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | OTI PARK |
| 10 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | LOGGING CAMP I |
| 10 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | DRY CAMP I |
| 23 July 2006 | Natural | 3.2 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | BARKER |
| 17 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | CHARCOAL CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 62 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 62 workings within 5 miles of Centerville (historical): 35 prospects, 23 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Producer | Galena, Marmatite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Bell and Southern Bell | Silver, Cadmium, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Block P | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Block P Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1879, 1880 | |
| Doktor Kalloch Mine | Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1887, 1888 | |
| Hughesville | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Stockwork | |
| Liberty Group | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Cadmium, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1875, 1897 | |
| Liberty Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Boy Pegmatite | Mica | Prospect | ||
| May & Edna | Lead, Zinc, Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neihart | 9.9 miles | 20 | |
| Monarch | 10.6 miles | 16 | |
| Michigan Settlement (historical) | 11.5 miles | 14 | |
| Albright (historical) | 17.2 miles | 14 | |
| Riceville | 18.6 miles | 14 | |
| Blythe | 19.3 miles | 15 | |
| Armington Junction | 23.9 miles | 15 | |
| Evans | 24.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1762451. 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.