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Demersville, Montana

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Kalispell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59901. It stands on Stillwater River. The Survey maps it on the Kalispell quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Demersville within Flathead County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 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

113 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Demersville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 136 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined63
Debris and open burning25
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use5
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlathead County895 EGAN SLOUGH KALISPELL
7 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeFOREST HILL
7 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreNorthwestern Land Officenot named
7 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeEAST PATRICK CR
5 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNorthwestern Land Officenot named
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlathead CountyLOC STEEL BRIDGE ROAD
23 September 1995Smokingunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeLONE PINE
19 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreNorthwestern Land Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Flathead County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Demersville (historical): 4 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Clay. 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
KalispellClayUnknown
Unnamed Kaolinitic ClaySilicaOccurrence
American Asphalt PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Carlson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Flathead County CrusherSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mc Elnoy and Wilker Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Truman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Flathead 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
Mar-Le Villa1.8 miles11
Meadow Manor Incorporated3.1 miles11
Forest Hill Village3.1 miles11
Kalispell3.3 miles11
Duncan (historical)3.4 miles11
Ashley (historical)3.9 miles11
Parkdale (historical)4.4 miles11
Evergreen4.4 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1796055. 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.