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Corbly, Montana

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lewistown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59457. The Survey maps it on the Pike Creek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Corbly within Fergus County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 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

9 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Corbly (historical) between 1995 and 2019, burning about 46 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
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
4 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFergus CountyFDH-MTLG08-116
31 August 2011Naturalunder an acreNorth Central Montana DistrictVOGL
12 August 2000Natural40 acresNorth Central Montana DistrictBLINDBREAD
21 July 2000Naturalunder an acreNorth Central Montana DistrictKICKMEE
17 July 1999Naturalunder an acreNorth Central Montana DistrictLIMEKILN
5 June 1995Debris and open burning4.0 acresNorth Central Montana DistrictLIMEKILN
2 June 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNorth Central Montana DistrictFIRE PIT
5 May 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresNortheastern Land Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fergus County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Corbly (historical): 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gold, Silver, Copper. 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
Horeshoe and MuleshoeGold, Silver, CopperProspect
Limestone OccurrenceLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Red Rock MineGoldOccurrence
Konitz #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lewiston PitClayProducer
Mcdonald Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence
Welkers Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Fergus 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
Akerville (historical)3.4 miles13
Lewistown Junction3.6 miles13
Ruby Gulch (historical)3.9 miles13
Lewistown4.0 miles13
Roy-Winifred Junction4.2 miles13
Box Springs (historical)5.1 miles13
Lewistown Heights5.1 miles13
West Lewistown5.9 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1722797. 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.