BlockFindon, Montana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Martinsdale-Ringling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59053. It lies near Picnic Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Mud Creek 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
13 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.
- 1886 USGS Little Belt Mts. quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Little Belt Mts. quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS Little Belt Mts. quadrangle1:250000
- 1898 USGS Little Belt Mts. quadrangle1:250000
- 1902 USGS Little Belt Mts. quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Mud Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Mud Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Mud Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Findon (historical) between 1994 and 2016, burning about 3 acres in total. 8 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 | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | DAISEY NARROWS |
| 4 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | DRY FORK |
| 4 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SPRING CREEK EAST |
| 11 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | DAISEY PEAK |
| 10 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | MUDDY MTN |
| 20 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | BASIN CREEK |
| 19 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | MUD CREEK |
| 11 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SPRING CREEK |
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 Findon (historical): 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Deal & Jumbo Mines | Copper | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gauglersville (historical) | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Martinsdale | 10.5 miles | 16 | |
| Checkerboard | 10.7 miles | 17 | |
| Groveland | 12.0 miles | 17 | |
| Lennep | 16.7 miles | 17 | |
| Lebo | 18.3 miles | 17 | |
| Robinson | 19.3 miles | 19 | |
| Castle Town | 20.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1762757. 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.