BlockFreedom, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South Garfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59337. It lies near Darby Buttes. The Survey maps it on the Darby Buttes 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
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Darby Buttes quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Freedom (historical) between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,529 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 August 2020 | Natural | 4.7 acres | Miles City Field Office | SOUTHERLAND |
| 19 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Miles City Field Office | HAYTRUCK |
| 31 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Miles City Field Office | SECOND |
| 30 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | GAGING |
| 13 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,516 acres | Miles City Field Office | COHAGEN |
| 10 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | SECOND CREEK |
| 30 June 2006 | Natural | 5.1 acres | Miles City Field Office | LONG COULEE |
| 2 November 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Miles City Field Office | KIRBY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 9.8 miles | 8 | |
| Grisdella (historical) | 13.6 miles | 8 | |
| Cohagen | 16.9 miles | 8 | |
| Braggville (historical) | 18.7 miles | 7 | |
| Keplerville (historical) | 19.2 miles | 7 | |
| Allen (historical) | 22.8 miles | 7 | |
| Edwards | 23.6 miles | 7 | |
| Anad (historical) | 23.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1716013. 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.