Donlan, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Plains census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59866. It stands on Donlan Flats. The Survey maps it on the Keystone Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Plains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Keystone Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Keystone Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Donlan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 450 acres in total. 85 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 85 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | HWY 135 MM 15 |
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | LOWER 7 MILE |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | PENINSULA |
| 5 September 2009 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Lolo National Forest | SEVEN MILE #2 |
| 4 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | FLAT TIRE |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | POWERMILL |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Lolo National Forest | SOUTH SEVENMILE |
| 2 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | DONLAN TRAILHEAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Donlan: 9 occurrences, 9 unknowns, 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone District | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Producer | VEINS AND SHEAR ZONES | |
| Keystone Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Little Anaconda | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Little Pittsburg | Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Little Pittsburg Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite | |
| Little Pittsburg Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony | Unknown | ||
| Montezuma | Lead, Antimony, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Montezuma Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Nancy Lee Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Nancy Lee Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinns | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Island City (historical) | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| Paradise | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Plains | 9.4 miles | 8 | |
| Knowles | 11.8 miles | 9 | |
| Weeksville | 13.7 miles | 7 | |
| Blanchards Corner | 16.0 miles | 7 | |
| Perma | 18.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 782472. 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.




