BlockCollins, Montana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Choteau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59433. The Survey maps it on the Collins quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1886 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Collins quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Great Falls North quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Collins quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Collins between 2003 and 2017, burning about 160 acres in total. None 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 | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 April 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.8 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 29 November 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | DUTTON |
| 23 October 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
Storms near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Collins in 4 storm reports between 2000 and 2017: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collins | $1,000 | Branches down...siding torn off house. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Collins | - | Reported and Facebook Live video streaming of dime to nickel sized hail covering road at least an inch deep. Cars pulling off of road with at least one car in a ditch. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Collins | - | Hail measuring 1.00 inches (quarter sized) was reported covering the ground. Brief heavy rain was also reported. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collins | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutton | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Liberty Center (historical) | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Beck (historical) | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| New Rockport Colony | 12.2 miles | 11 | |
| Cordova | 14.3 miles | 15 | |
| Power | 16.1 miles | 13 | |
| Burton (historical) | 16.3 miles | 11 | |
| Cleiv | 16.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 806933. 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.
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.