BlockCottonwood, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Lewistown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59457. The Survey maps it on the Glengarry quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1970 USGS Glengarry quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Cottonwood between 2012 and 2019, burning about 4 acres in total. 1 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 | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fergus County | FDH-MTLG08-148 |
| 7 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.9 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 30 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 21 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | LYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cottonwood: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Butte | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Casino Creek Concrete | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maxwell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glengarry | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Beaver Creek | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Lewistown Heights | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lewistown | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lewistown Junction | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Akerville (historical) | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| West Lewistown | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Rockford (historical) | 7.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 770137. 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.