BlockForest Green, Montana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the White Sulphur Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59645. It stands on Bonine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kings Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 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 Kings Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Neihart quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Kings Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Forest Green between 1995 and 2020, burning about 11 acres in total. 29 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 | 29 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SAWMILL CREEK |
| 4 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SAWMILL |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | HIGGINS PARK |
| 6 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | MIZPAH |
| 6 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | DANIELS CREEK |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SNAGGY 2 |
| 5 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | HIGGINS PARK |
| 4 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SMOKEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Forest Green: 2 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper State Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Lynn Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Maybe Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Sheep Creek | Copper, Cobalt | Occurrence | Massive sulfide, Besshi |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolsey | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Checkerboard | 16.6 miles | 17 | |
| White Sulphur Springs | 17.0 miles | 17 | |
| Robinson | 20.2 miles | 19 | |
| Langford City (historical) | 21.3 miles | 13 | |
| Castle Town | 22.4 miles | 19 | |
| Findon (historical) | 23.3 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Logan | 23.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 783599. 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.