BlockGeorge Place, Montana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Red Lodge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59071. It stands on Morris Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mackay Ranch 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
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1898 USGS Granite Mountain District quadrangle1:125000
- 1932 USGS Nye No 1 quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Mackay Ranch quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Red Lodge quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Mackay Ranch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of George Place (historical) between 2003 and 2019, burning about 759 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 | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | 12 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | ROSCOE MUTUAL AID |
| 10 August 2003 | Natural | 740 acres | Southern Land Office | not named |
| 5 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | LAZY EL ASSIST |
| 21 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | TUTTLE ASSIST |
| 8 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | INGERSOL RD |
| 28 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Stillwater County | 19-4500 |
| 28 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Stillwater County | HWY 78 MM 25 |
| 12 November 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | ROSCOE RURAL ASSIST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of George Place (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Asbestos, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Asbestos | Asbestos | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Place | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Roscoe | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Peterson Place | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Alex Boggio Place | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Simpkins Place | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Rankin Place | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Linley (historical) | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Luther | 7.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 783899. 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.