BlockGateway, Montana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Eureka census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59930. The Survey maps it on the Rexford 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
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1957 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rexford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Yaak River quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Rexford quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Rexford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Gateway (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 93 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | TOOLEY |
| 4 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | YOUNG CREEK |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | GREEN GATE |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | YOUNG CREEK |
| 9 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | SAND HILL |
| 6 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | TOOLEY POINT |
| 4 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | YOUNG CREEK |
| 28 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | YOUNG 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 Gateway (historical): 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Claim | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside (historical) | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Roosville | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Rexford | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Tobacco (historical) | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Mills Springs (historical) | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Midvale | 9.9 miles | 10 | |
| Eureka | 10.4 miles | 10 | |
| Dodge Summit | 11.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802106. 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.