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Dewey, Montana

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Big Hole Basin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59727. It lies near Quartz Hill Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Dewey quadrangle.

Dewey within Beaverhead County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 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

29 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Dewey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 195 acres in total. 15 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
Natural15
Recreation and ceremony9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Debris and open burning1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

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
12 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresBeaverhead CountyDIVIDE
9 August 2008Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestSHEEP GULCH
8 August 2007Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestFLEECER
6 August 2004Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestNEZ PIERCE
30 August 2008Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestSAWMILL
28 August 2013Naturalunder an acreButte Field OfficeTITAN
25 August 1994Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forestnot named
24 August 2017Naturalunder an acreButte Field OfficeJIMMIE NEW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Beaverhead County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 36 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Dewey: 20 past producers, 7 prospects, 5 occurrences, 3 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver. 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
Aurora MineGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Churchill MineSilver, Lead, GoldOccurrenceGold, Lead, Silver
Churchill MineLead, Gold, Silver, ZincOccurrence
Fleecer Mountain AreaPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, UraniumUnknown
Great Western MineSilver, Gold, CopperProspect
HarrisonGold, Bismuth, Silver, TelluriumOccurrence
Lime Kiln Gulch QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Lone Pine MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, ZincPast Producer1865, 1867
Madison MineCopper, GoldPast Producer1865
Mount Fleecer-Jerry Creek AreaPhosphorus-Phosphates, Chromium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Nickel, REE, Uranium, VanadiumProspect

Every working recorded in Beaverhead County

Storms near this place

2 since 2019

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dewey in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2023: 1 hail, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2023FloodDewey$100,000Meagher County Sheriff's office stated rockslides were occurring in the Deep Creek Canyon area, affecting Highway 12, due to snowmelt and flooding.
July 2019HailDewey-Public reported quarter sized hail falling. The report was relayed by NWS Missoula.

Every storm recorded in Beaverhead 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
Patterson Corner2.1 miles14
Wise River5.1 miles14
Glendale10.3 miles16
Lion City (historical)12.2 miles18
Navy21.9 miles17
Coolidge (historical)22.1 miles13
Elkhorn22.1 miles13
Glen22.5 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 782339. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.