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Eau Clair, Montana

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Harrison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59721. It stands on South Boulder River. The Survey maps it on the Jefferson Island quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Eau Clair within Madison County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 21 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

8 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Eau Clair (historical) between 1998 and 2020, burning about 653 acres in total. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Natural2
Debris and open burning1
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
15 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreMadison County84
29 August 1998Natural120 acresCentral Land OfficeGREER GULCH
29 August 1998Natural2.0 acresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestLAHOOD
28 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJefferson CountyNFIRS INCIDENT #612
22 August 1998Smokingunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestCAVERNS
17 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresJefferson County202067
2 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJefferson County6033
9 November 2020Recreation and ceremony330 acresMadison CountyANTELOPE FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Eau Clair (historical): 9 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
Cardwell Clay PitKaolinPast ProducerSedimentary
HopeCopper, Gold, SilverOccurrence
Jefferson Canyon PhosphoriaPhosphorus-PhosphatesProspect
Limespur QuarryLimestone, High CalciumPast Producer1875
Prospector's DreamAsbestosProspect
Surprise MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Butte CardwellCopper, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Calico Clay PitClayPast Producer
Cardwell PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hope MineSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer

Every working recorded in Madison 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
Jefferson Island1.2 miles21
Summit Valley5.2 miles21
Beals8.7 miles21
Stringtown (historical)10.3 miles21
Harrison Mill12.1 miles21
Harrison12.1 miles21
Pony12.8 miles22
Mammoth13.0 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1797528. 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.