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Gloster, Montana

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1975. It stands in the Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59640. It lies near Drinkwater Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Canyon Creek quadrangle.

Gloster within Lewis and Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

29 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Gloster between 1994 and 2020, burning about 68 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 1 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
Natural12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Debris and open burning5
Recreation and ceremony2
Firearms and explosives use1
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
5 September 2000Naturalunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
3 September 2008Naturalunder an acreButte Field OfficeLOST HORSE CREEK
28 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestPRIEST PASS
23 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land OfficeDRUMLUMMON
3 August 1999Naturalunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestTHOMPSON FLAT
29 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land OfficeJANICE
27 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCentral Land OfficeEMPIRE
27 August 1997Naturalunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestROUNDTOP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lewis and Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 61 workings within 5 miles of Gloster: 36 past producers, 11 occurrences, 7 unknowns, 6 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Copper, 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
Bald Butte MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, MolybdenumPast ProducerPolymetallic veins
Bell Boy MineGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1888
Bell Boy MineGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Big Ox MineLead, Zinc, Copper, SilverOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Cruse MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, ZincPast ProducerPolymetallic veins, Au-Ag
Drumlummon MineGold, Silver, Beryllium, LeadPast Producer
Guerin LodeCopper, Lead, Silver, GoldOccurrence1926
Little OxLead, Silver, ZincProspect
Little Ox MineGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, AntimonyPast Producer1956
M and L MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite

Every working recorded in Lewis and Clark 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
Marysville2.2 miles21
Bald Butte2.7 miles23
Atlantic City (historical)4.4 miles22
Canyon Creek5.0 miles21
Ferris (historical)5.6 miles24
Trinity (historical)6.5 miles20
Belmont (historical)7.0 miles23
Skyline8.2 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 806948. 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.