Eden, Montana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the Eden-Stockett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59405. The Survey maps it on the Eden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1886 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Gore Hill quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Eden quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Great Falls South quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Eden in 2017, burning about 2,510 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 acres | Central Land Office | SAND COULEE |
| 14 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Central Land Office | SAND COULEE |
| 14 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Central Land Office | SAND COULEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eden in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | Mesonet station FW1843 measured a severe gust 10 miles WSW of Stockett. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Eden | - | Two day storm total. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Eden | - | June 28th through June 30th. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | Sensor measured 58 mph wind gust. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Eden | - | Estimated hail around quarter size. Crop damage. Strong winds. Time and exact location of event are estimated. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Eden | - | Hail reported 8 miles SE of Ulm. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Eden | - | Hail measuring 1.00 inches (quarter sized) was reported about 14 mi SW of Stockett, MT. Wind gusts estimated at 40 mph. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Eden | - | Hail measuring 0.88 inches (nickel sized) was reported about 11 mi SSE of Ulm, MT. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Eden | - | Heavy rain, measuring 1.75 inches in about 24 hours. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Eden | - | Heavy rain of about 0.47 inches in 6 hours was reported. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Eden | - | Hail 1.00 inches (quarter sized) reported. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Eden | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.25 inch diameter hail at Eden 16S. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 70 mph near Eden. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | 3/4 inch diameter hail and estimated wind gusts of 52 kt reported by spotter at Eden 7 S. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | Actual spotter location Eden 9 SW (or Ft Shaw 2 S). |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | Actual spotter location Eden 9 SW. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Eden | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Eden | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Eden | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giffen | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Stockett | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Big Stone Colony | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Three Forks | 9.7 miles | 14 | |
| Donovan Park (historical) | 10.1 miles | 14 | |
| Calvert | 10.3 miles | 11 | |
| Sand Coulee | 10.5 miles | 16 | |
| Centerville | 10.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 771134. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





