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Chicory, Montana

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Livingston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59047. It stands on Eightmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pray quadrangle.

Chicory within Park County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

10 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Chicory between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,034 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
Natural4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Recreation and ceremony1
Debris and open burning1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
23 August 1994Natural33 acresCuster Gallatin National Forestnot named
15 August 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestMESS KIT
14 August 1996Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestDRY CREEK
14 August 1996Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestSOLDIER
22 July 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
18 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,000 acresButte Field OfficePARADISE VALLEY
12 May 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePark Countynot named
20 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePark Countynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Park County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Chicory: 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Stone, Dimension. 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
Chico Hot SpringsStone, DimensionUnknown
Merriman QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Yellowstone RiverGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Park 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
Pray2.0 miles20
Emigrant3.0 miles21
North Glastonbury4.2 miles22
Chico Hot Springs4.7 miles21
Merriman5.8 miles22
Chico5.8 miles21
Glastonbury6.8 miles22
White City7.1 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 781217. 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.