BlockDuncan Ranch Colony, Montana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Harlowton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59036. The Survey maps it on the Twodot quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1886 USGS Little Belt Mts. quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Little Belt Mts. quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS Little Belt Mts. quadrangle1:250000
- 1898 USGS Little Belt Mts. quadrangle1:250000
- 1902 USGS Little Belt Mts. quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Twodot quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Ringling quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Duncan Ranch Colony in 2016, burning about 3 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 7 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 15 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 15 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 21 June 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 18 June 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 14 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 31 October 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Duncan Ranch Colony: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Petroleum (Oil), Vanadium, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath | Zinc, Petroleum (Oil), Vanadium, Nickel | Prospect | SYNGENETIC SEDIMENT-HOSTED (CARBON-RICH) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twodot | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Harlowton | 10.1 miles | 11 | |
| Martinsdale Colony | 13.3 miles | 16 | |
| Springwater Colony | 14.2 miles | 11 | |
| Jellison Place | 16.0 miles | 17 | |
| Winnecook | 19.3 miles | 11 | |
| Judith Gap | 21.6 miles | 12 | |
| Shawmut | 27.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 800722. 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.