Ferris, Montana
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59633. It lies near Nelson Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Esmeralda Hill 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 24 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.
- 1889 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Esmeralda Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Esmeralda Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Ferris (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 34 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 1 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 | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Butte Field Office | LOST HORSE CREEK |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | PRIEST PASS |
| 1 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | CLARKS CANYON |
| 7 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | GREENHORN CR. |
| 31 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | UPPER DOG CREEK 2 |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | THOMPSON FLAT |
| 27 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | EMPIRE |
| 27 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | UPPER DOG CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 63 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of Ferris (historical): 35 past producers, 13 occurrences, 10 unknowns, 4 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Butte Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Polymetallic veins | |
| Bell Boy Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Bell Boy Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Boeing Fluorite | Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Boeing Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Fluorite, Lead | |
| Bunblebee | Copper, Gold, Tungsten, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Dog Creek Syncline | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium, Uranium, REE, Nickel, Chromium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Esmeralda Hill | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Esmeralda Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite | |
| Flagstaff Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Tungsten | Past Producer | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Butte | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Belmont (historical) | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Gloster | 5.6 miles | 21 | |
| Skyline | 6.1 miles | 23 | |
| Marysville | 6.2 miles | 21 | |
| Atlantic City (historical) | 6.7 miles | 22 | |
| Weed | 7.7 miles | 23 | |
| Austin | 8.4 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1789185. 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.











