Clemons, Montana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Augusta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59410. It stands on Poplar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bean Lake 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 10 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.
- 1943 USGS Hogan quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Bean Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Dearborn River quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Bean Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Clemons (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 819 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 760 acres | Central Land Office | GOBBLERS KNOB |
| 12 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | CUNIFF BASIN |
| 19 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | AUGUSTA |
| 19 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | AUGUSTA |
| 14 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Central Land Office | AUGUSTA |
| 5 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | AUGUSTA |
| 24 March 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 acres | Central Land Office | JOSLIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Clemons (historical): 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magma | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Ellis Place | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Lower Ellis Place | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| La Chapelle Place | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Frost (historical) | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Milford Colony | 10.8 miles | 10 | |
| Augusta | 12.9 miles | 10 | |
| Gilman | 14.2 miles | 11 | |
| Split Rock Junction | 14.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1789212. 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.








