Coolidge, Montana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 2005. It stands in the Big Hole Basin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59762. The Survey maps it on the Elkhorn Hot Springs quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Coolidge
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Elkhorn-Coolidge Historic Districtlisted 2008 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1955 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Polaris quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Salmon quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Elkhorn Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Elkhorn Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 2005 USGS Elkhorn Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Coolidge (historical) between 1993 and 2016, burning about 3 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | YANK MOOSE |
| 7 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | CRYSTAL PARK |
| 6 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | COOLIDGE |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | DAVID CREEK |
| 26 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central Land Office | GRASSHOPPER FIRE |
| 24 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | WELLMAN |
| 23 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | CLARK CREEK |
| 13 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Coolidge (historical): 16 past producers, 12 prospects, 8 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Molybdenum, Silver, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston and Montana Group | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Comet Group | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Tetrahedrite | |
| Crystal Park | Molybdenum, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | 1979 | |
| Elkhorn Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Elkhorn Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1872 | |
| Elkhorn Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1873, 1900 | |
| Guy Mine | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Guy Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Jacobson Meadows | Molybdenum, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Tin | Occurrence | 1978 | |
| Lively Mine | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn | 0.0 miles | 13 | |
| Elkhorn Hot Springs | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Maverick Mountain | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Polaris | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lion City (historical) | 10.1 miles | 18 | |
| Gloss Place | 15.4 miles | 9 | |
| Ermont Mill | 16.6 miles | 18 | |
| Argenta | 17.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1797321. 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.









