BlockDutch Hill, Montana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Hamilton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59840. It stands on Dutch Hill. The Survey maps it on the Hamilton North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Hamilton quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Hamilton North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Hamilton North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Dutch Hill (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,560 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | FRED BURR |
| 6 September 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Bitterroot National Forest | SHEAFMAN |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | RavaIIi County | 500 STONEGATE DR UNIT 4 |
| 28 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | NEW TRAILHEAD |
| 26 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | not named |
| 11 September 1996 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Bitterroot National Forest | MILL CR. |
| 1 September 2002 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Bitterroot National Forest | SHELF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Dutch Hill (historical): 4 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Thorium, Zirconium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Creek | Titanium, Thorium, Zirconium, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Ore Finder Group | Silver, Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Sleeping Child Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Palmen Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ravalli County Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Blodgett Creek | Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium | Unknown | ||
| Mill Creek | Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium | Unknown | ||
| Sheafman Creek | Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1803090. 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.