Ermont Mill, Montana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Dillon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59725. The Survey maps it on the Ermont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Ermont quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Ermont quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Ermont Mill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 441 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BEER BLAZE |
| 16 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | RED BUTTE |
| 14 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BLACK MOUNTAIN #5 |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | DIANE'S |
| 19 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BANNOCK PASS |
| 1 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead County | BLUE DOT MINE |
| 1 August 2020 | Natural | 188 acres | Central Land Office | BON ACCORD |
| 7 July 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | RODEO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 162 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 162 workings within 5 miles of Ermont Mill: 80 past producers, 45 occurrences, 20 prospects, 11 producers. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Gold, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argenta District | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | 1862 | |
| Argenta Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Bell Ranch Clay Prospects | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Comstock Lode | Antimony, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Bell | Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Bell Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Durham Bull | Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Eight Ball | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Ermont Group | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1927, 1934 | |
| Ermont Mines | Gold, Copper, Silver, Antimony | Past Producer | 1926, 1932 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argenta | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Centerville (historical) | 8.4 miles | 19 | |
| Bannack | 8.4 miles | 19 | |
| Yankee Flat (historical) | 8.6 miles | 19 | |
| Frenchie Place | 10.9 miles | 16 | |
| Polaris | 12.9 miles | 12 | |
| Barretts | 13.2 miles | 14 | |
| Ford | 13.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 771239. 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.








