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French Gulch, Montana

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Anaconda census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59762. It stands on First Chance Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lincoln Gulch quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

French Gulch within Deer Lodge County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 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

15 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of French Gulch (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 24 acres in total. 9 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
Natural9
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
23 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouthwestern Land Officenot named
7 August 2019Natural1.0 acresButte Field OfficeSEYMOUR
6 August 2018Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestSULLIVAN CREEK
18 August 2007Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land Officenot named
17 August 2007Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestMOOSE CREEK
14 August 2015Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestLINCOLN
29 July 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeFRENCH GULCH
28 July 1994Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Deer Lodge County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of French Gulch (historical): 1 past producer, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, 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
ConquestCopper, Gold, SilverUnknown
French Creek Placer and TributariesGoldPast Producer1864
Unnamed GoldGoldOccurrence

Every working recorded in Deer Lodge 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
French Town2.2 miles15
Fishtrap11.6 miles12
Sunnyside12.0 miles21
Staton13.0 miles21
Mill Creek13.3 miles21
Anaconda13.6 miles21
Mine Creek13.6 miles21
Stump Town14.2 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1786407. 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.