Durham, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1968. It stands in the Blackfeet Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59417. The Survey maps it on the Browning quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1901 USGS Browning quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Browning quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Browning quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
382 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 382 fires within 5 miles of Durham between 1992 and 2020, burning about 475 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 22 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 118 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 106 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Other causes | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | LITTLE BULL |
| 7 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | HE STARTED |
| 7 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | BASEBALL |
| 7 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Blackfeet Agency | SPOTTEDROB |
| 7 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | MUSEUMFIRE |
| 6 September 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | BRAIDS |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Blackfeet Agency | 89 NORTH |
| 3 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | DETOX |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Durham: 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Medicine Ridge | Iron, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| High Knob Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr School | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Star | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| South Browning | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Browning | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| North Browning | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| East Glacier Park Village | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| East Glacier Park | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Kiowa | 8.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802088. 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.





