Duncan, 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 Whitefish 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.
On record in Duncan
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 12 of 37 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Long Houselisted 1994 · 0.2 miles away
Billsborough Houselisted 1994 · 0.3 miles away
Rogers Houselisted 1994 · 0.4 miles away
Leibig Houselisted 1994 · 0.4 miles away
Smith Houselisted 1994 · 0.4 miles away
Gibson-Lebert Houselisted 1994 · 0.4 miles away
Charles E. Conrad Mansionlisted 1975 · 0.5 miles away
A. J. Dean Houselisted 1980 · 0.6 miles away
McGee Houselisted 1994 · 0.6 miles away
Kalispell Monumental Companylisted 1994 · 0.7 miles away
Great Northern Railway Depotlisted 1994 · 0.7 miles away
Kalispell-American Laundrylisted 1994 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Duncan (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 135 acres in total. 4 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 | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Flathead County | LOC STEEL BRIDGE ROAD |
| 23 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | LONE PINE |
| 2 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Flathead County | EVG VILLAGE GREENS |
| 18 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Flathead County | 19 WOODLAND PARK DR |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Flathead County | HELENA FLATS AT DIRT RD KALISPELL |
| 1 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | WAPATI ACRES |
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Flathead County | HWY 35 BRIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Duncan (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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalispell | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Kaolinitic Clay | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| American Asphalt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carlson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Flathead County Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mc Elnoy and Wilker Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Truman Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Manor Incorporated | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| Kalispell | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Parkdale (historical) | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Mar-Le Villa | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Ashley (historical) | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Northridge Heights | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Evergreen | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Ridgewood Terrace | 2.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1796040. 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.






