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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.

Ferris within Lewis and Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

29 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural11
Recreation and ceremony11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Debris and open burning2
Firearms and explosives use1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 2008Naturalunder an acreButte Field OfficeLOST HORSE CREEK
28 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestPRIEST PASS
1 September 2019Naturalunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestCLARKS CANYON
7 August 1998Naturalunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestGREENHORN CR.
31 August 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestUPPER DOG CREEK 2
3 August 1999Naturalunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestTHOMPSON FLAT
27 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCentral Land OfficeEMPIRE
27 August 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestUPPER DOG CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lewis and Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 63 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bald Butte MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, MolybdenumPast ProducerPolymetallic veins
Bell Boy MineGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1888
Bell Boy MineGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Boeing FluoriteFluorine-Fluorite, GoldPast Producer
Boeing ProspectFluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Copper, Gold, SilverPast ProducerFluorite, Lead
BunblebeeCopper, Gold, Tungsten, SilverUnknown
Dog Creek SynclinePhosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium, Uranium, REE, Nickel, Chromium, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Esmeralda HillPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, UraniumUnknown
Esmeralda MineSilver, Gold, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite
Flagstaff MineSilver, Copper, Gold, TungstenPast ProducerGold

Every working recorded in Lewis and Clark County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bald Butte3.2 miles23
Belmont (historical)4.4 miles23
Gloster5.6 miles21
Skyline6.1 miles23
Marysville6.2 miles21
Atlantic City (historical)6.7 miles22
Weed7.7 miles23
Austin8.4 miles26

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.