BlockFamily, Montana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Blackfeet Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59417. The Survey maps it on the Piegan quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Family
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Holy Family Missionlisted 1982 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1914 USGS Heart Butte quadrangle1:125000
- 1918 USGS Heart Butte quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Piegan quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Valier quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Family (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 204 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | HOBO |
| 7 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Blackfeet Agency | ROLLOVER |
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | 2MED |
| 16 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | CAR |
| 14 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | HIGHWAY 101 |
| 12 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | BULLCALF |
| 12 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | BONFIRE |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | 13-P FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Family (historical): 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Iron, Titanium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piegan | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Meriwether | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Blackfoot | 9.5 miles | 9 | |
| Hidden Lake Colony | 11.0 miles | 9 | |
| Fort Piegan | 11.5 miles | 9 | |
| South Browning | 15.0 miles | 9 | |
| Browning | 15.2 miles | 9 | |
| North Browning | 15.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1750472. 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.