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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1893 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dewey quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Butte South quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Dewey quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Beaverhead County | DIVIDE |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | SHEEP GULCH |
| 8 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | FLEECER |
| 6 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | NEZ PIERCE |
| 30 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | SAWMILL |
| 28 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Butte Field Office | TITAN |
| 25 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 24 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Butte Field Office | JIMMIE NEW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Churchill Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold | Occurrence | Gold, Lead, Silver | |
| Churchill Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Fleecer Mountain Area | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Great Western Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Harrison | Gold, Bismuth, Silver, Tellurium | Occurrence | ||
| Lime Kiln Gulch Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Lone Pine Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1865, 1867 | |
| Madison Mine | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1865 | |
| Mount Fleecer-Jerry Creek Area | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Chromium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Nickel, REE, Uranium, Vanadium | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2019Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Flood | Dewey | $100,000 | Meagher County Sheriff's office stated rockslides were occurring in the Deep Creek Canyon area, affecting Highway 12, due to snowmelt and flooding. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Dewey | - | Public reported quarter sized hail falling. The report was relayed by NWS Missoula. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson Corner | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wise River | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Glendale | 10.3 miles | 16 | |
| Lion City (historical) | 12.2 miles | 18 | |
| Navy | 21.9 miles | 17 | |
| Coolidge (historical) | 22.1 miles | 13 | |
| Elkhorn | 22.1 miles | 13 | |
| Glen | 22.5 miles | 17 |
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.








