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Chelsea, Montana

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1972. It stands in the Fort Peck Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59255. It stands on Chelsea Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chelsea quadrangle.

Chelsea within Roosevelt County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 6 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

115 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Chelsea between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,022 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 24 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
Arson/incendiarism24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Natural16
Debris and open burning14
Smoking12
Equipment and vehicle use11
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Fireworks3

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
6 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresFort Peck AgencyGRAYBEAR 2
5 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFort Peck AgencyBELTON
4 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresNortheastern Land Officenot named
29 September 2001Natural2.5 acresFort Peck AgencyCROWLEY3
28 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFort Peck AgencyETOWER
26 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFort Peck AgencyKINGSHILL6
24 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFort Peck AgencyRAQUEL
24 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFort Peck Agency419GSTW2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Roosevelt County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Chelsea: 4 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Roosevelt 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
Poplar7.5 miles6
Macon9.7 miles6
Sprole14.7 miles6
Deertail Indian Village (historical)14.8 miles6
Wolf Point16.3 miles6
Brockton22.4 miles9
Benrud (historical)24.4 miles6
Bredette25.8 miles5

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 769775. 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.