BlockEldridge, Montana
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Big Sky census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59730. It stands on Buffalo Horn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sunshine Point 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
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.
- 1888 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crown Butte quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Sunshine Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Ennis quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Sunshine Point quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Eldridge (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. 18 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 | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | 17 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BUFFALO HORN |
| 12 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | SNOW |
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Yellowstone National Park | DALY |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | CINNAMON |
| 3 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | DAVIS |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BUCK CREEK |
| 27 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | FOAM |
| 26 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Yellowstone National Park | DALY |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Eldridge (historical): 7 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Gold, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Creek Phosphate | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Cinnamon Creek Phosphate | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Walton Prospect | Gold, Silver, Calcium | Prospect | ||
| Jewell Property | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Buck Creek | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Elkhorn Creek Phosphate | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Gallatin River Phosphate | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Grouse Mountain Phosphate | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Phosphate Occurrence | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | ||
| Pulpit Rock | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky Canyon Village | 11.4 miles | 21 | |
| Big Sky Meadow Village | 12.3 miles | 21 | |
| Big Sky | 14.9 miles | 21 | |
| Grayling | 20.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lakeview | 20.5 miles | 12 | |
| Romsett Summer Home Area | 24.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lakeshore Summer Home Area | 25.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lonesome Hurst Summer Home Area | 25.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1743887. 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.