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.
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.
- 1941 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Pike Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1995Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fergus County | FDH-MTLG08-116 |
| 31 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | VOGL |
| 12 August 2000 | Natural | 40 acres | North Central Montana District | BLINDBREAD |
| 21 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | KICKMEE |
| 17 July 1999 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | LIMEKILN |
| 5 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | North Central Montana District | LIMEKILN |
| 2 June 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | North Central Montana District | FIRE PIT |
| 5 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horeshoe and Muleshoe | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Limestone Occurrence | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Red Rock Mine | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Konitz #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lewiston Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Mcdonald Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Welkers Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akerville (historical) | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Lewistown Junction | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Ruby Gulch (historical) | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lewistown | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Roy-Winifred Junction | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Box Springs (historical) | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lewistown Heights | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| West Lewistown | 5.9 miles | 13 |
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.





