Gallop, Montana
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Belgrade census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59714. It stands on Gallop Creek. The Survey maps it on the Flathead Pass quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Gallop
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Pass Creek Schoollisted 1981 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1888 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Belgrade quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Flathead Pass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Flathead Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Gallop (historical) between 1998 and 2019, burning about 621 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BLACKTAIL |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BLACKTAIL |
| 4 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BLACKTAIL |
| 30 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | JOHNSON CANYON |
| 22 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | MILL CREEK |
| 14 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | JOHNSON CREEPER |
| 1 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BLACKTAIL |
| 4 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | FELIX |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Gallop (historical): 4 prospects, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc. 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 Pit Adit Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Mkb #7 Adit | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Pass Creek Mine | Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Galena, Molybdenite, Sphalerite | |
| September Morn Mine | Lead, Silver, Molybdenum, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Sheridan | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Lower Cooper Adit | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| September Morn Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Upper Cooper Adit Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menard | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Menard Wye | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Accola | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| Reese Creek (historical) | 7.8 miles | 23 | |
| Hillman | 8.0 miles | 22 | |
| Edilou | 8.5 miles | 22 | |
| Maudlow | 9.9 miles | 17 | |
| Springhill | 10.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1743873. 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.











