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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.

Dutton within Powell County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

25 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Debris and open burning2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeELK PEN
7 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeGOUGH CREEK
4 August 2004Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land Officenot named
29 August 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouthwestern Land OfficeCLARK FORK RIVER
27 August 2010Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeGOUGH CREEK 2
2 August 1996Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeCARTEN CREEK
19 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use3.7 acresSouthwestern Land OfficeGOUGH CREEK
16 August 2003Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestBEAR SPRINGS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Powell County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Sky Ready Mix SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Valley Concrete Pit No 1SilverPast Producer
Clay Deposit Near HaskellBrick ClayOccurrenceUnconsolidated Sediments
Clay Deposit Near Hoover CreekBrick ClayOccurrenceCalcite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Hematite, Illite, Kaolin, Quartz
Clay Deposit Near Hoover Creek RoadBrick ClayOccurrenceIllite, Kaolin, Quartz
Dry Gulch Pumice DepositPumiceOccurrencePumice
Perkins Creek Pumice DepositPumiceOccurrencePumice
Unnamed PumicePumiceOccurrence
Unnamed PumicePumiceOccurrence
China BarGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Powell County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Goldcreek1.5 miles23
Jens3.1 miles20
Wall City4.1 miles23
Brock Creek4.9 miles22
Lingenpolter5.0 miles23
Pioneer6.3 miles23
Sharkeyville (historical)6.4 miles22
Garrison9.0 miles22

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.