Chestnut, Montana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Bozeman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59715. It stands on Meadow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kelly Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1891 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Bozeman Pass quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Kelly Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Kelly Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Chestnut between 1996 and 2020, burning about 21 acres in total. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | RIDGE |
| 22 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 12 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 16 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | HARRISON MEADOWS |
| 9 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | GOOSE CR. |
| 6 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | HIDDEN CHESTNUT |
| 5 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | GOOSE CREEK |
| 5 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gallatin County | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Chestnut: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Creek Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
9 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chestnut in 9 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Flood | Chestnut | $1,000,000 | Churchill area saw pretty good runoff occur. Several locations around Amsterdam (Camp and Godfrey Creeks) had water up against houses. The Highline Canal near Gallatin Gateway overtopped in several locations due to runoff. One house and Axtell Anceny Road were affected. Residents on Dry Creek Road and Swamp Creek Road had flood water around houses. This caused the evacuation of the Bootstrap Ranch. County Roads had several roads closed with water on them. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut | - | Mesonet station MTBZH Bozeman Pass measured a 59 mph wind gust. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut | - | The DOT sensor at Bozeman Pass MTBZH measured a severe caliber gust. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut | - | Measured by mesonet station MTBZH (Bozeman Pass). |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut | - | Mesonet station MTBZH Bozeman Pass measured a severe caliber wind gust. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut | - | High winds measuring 51KT (59MPH) reported at Bozeman Pass. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut | - | Power poles down from thunderstorm wind gusts...power outages also reported. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut | - | DOT sensor at Bozeman Pass on I-15 measures 60 mph wind gust. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut | - | DOT sensor at Bozeman Pass on I-15 measures a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storrs (historical) | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| West End | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Lower Bridger (historical) | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Upper Bridger (historical) | 6.1 miles | 22 | |
| Bozeman | 8.2 miles | 22 | |
| Patterson | 8.8 miles | 22 | |
| West College Park | 9.7 miles | 22 | |
| Catron | 9.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 781202. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










