Dutton, Montana
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Avon-Elliston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59733. It stands on Gough Creek. The Survey maps it on the Griffin Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1889 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Garrison quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Griffin Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Griffin Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Dutton between 1992 and 2016, burning about 457 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | ELK PEN |
| 7 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | GOUGH CREEK |
| 4 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Southwestern Land Office | CLARK FORK RIVER |
| 27 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | GOUGH CREEK 2 |
| 2 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | CARTEN CREEK |
| 19 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.7 acres | Southwestern Land Office | GOUGH CREEK |
| 16 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BEAR SPRINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Dutton: 8 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Pumice, Brick Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky Ready Mix Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Valley Concrete Pit No 1 | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Deposit Near Haskell | Brick Clay | Occurrence | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Clay Deposit Near Hoover Creek | Brick Clay | Occurrence | Calcite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Hematite, Illite, Kaolin, Quartz | |
| Clay Deposit Near Hoover Creek Road | Brick Clay | Occurrence | Illite, Kaolin, Quartz | |
| Dry Gulch Pumice Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | Pumice | |
| Perkins Creek Pumice Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | Pumice | |
| Unnamed Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| China Bar | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldcreek | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Jens | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Wall City | 4.1 miles | 23 | |
| Brock Creek | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| Lingenpolter | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Pioneer | 6.3 miles | 23 | |
| Sharkeyville (historical) | 6.4 miles | 22 | |
| Garrison | 9.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 794145. 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.











