Coloma, Montana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Seeley Lake-Blackfoot Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59823. It lies near Melhorn Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Union Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1919 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1921 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Union Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Missoula East quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Coloma between 1992 and 2020, burning about 122 acres in total. 53 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 | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Missoula Field Office | SOUTHERN CROSS SPRIN |
| 4 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | SANTA PAWS |
| 26 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Butte Field Office | WASHOE CK. |
| 25 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 20 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | UB STUMP |
| 13 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Missoula Field Office | COPPER CLIFF |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | ANDERSON HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 110 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 110 workings within 5 miles of Coloma: 61 past producers, 21 occurrences, 21 unknowns, 5 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn Calcium Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Blue Bell Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1957 | |
| Blue Moon Mine | Tungsten, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Coloma District | Barium-Barite, Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Antimony | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Copper Cliff District | Copper, Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Copper Cliff Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Dandy Mine | Gold, Silver, Uranium, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Elk Creek Barite Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Producer | 1951 | |
| Elk Creek District | Gold, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1886 | |
| Fairview Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Tellurium, Barium-Barite, Bismuth | Past Producer | Bismuth, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Silver, Tetrahedrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yreka | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Copper Cliff | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Greenough | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Barite | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Sunset | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| Clearwater | 10.8 miles | 14 | |
| Potomac | 10.9 miles | 17 | |
| Iris | 15.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 770040. 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.







