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Hassel, Montana

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Townsend West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59644. It stands on West Fork Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Giant Hill quadrangle.

Hassel within Broadwater County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

34 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Hassel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 852 acres in total. 17 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
Natural17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1
Debris and open burning1
Firearms and explosives 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
15 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use15 acresHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestLIMESTONE ORDNANCE
5 August 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestCROW CREEK CAMPFIRE
3 August 1999Naturalunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestSAGEBRUSH GULCH
3 August 1999Naturalunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestSHEEP UNITS
27 August 2015Natural14 acresHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestWHIPCRACKER
21 August 1998Naturalunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestPARK
21 August 1997Naturalunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestLIME PLANT
20 August 2006Natural3.0 acresHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestHOG HOLLOW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Broadwater County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 89 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 89 workings within 5 miles of Hassel: 29 occurrences, 29 past producers, 13 unknowns, 11 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper. 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
Blue BirdLead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Sphalerite
Bluebell GroupCopper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, SilverProspect
Bluebird MineZinc, Silver, Lead, GoldPast Producer
Cross MineLead, Gold, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Diamond Hill MineGold, Tungsten, Bismuth, SilverPast Producer1877, 1885
Erickson=1,2,3 MineLead, Gold, SilverOccurrence
EttaLead, Gold, ManganeseOccurrence
Gold Bug & Mary Rose MineGold, Copper, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Hardmore MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, GoldPast Producer
IndependentLead, Copper, Gold, Silver, ZincProspect

Every working recorded in Broadwater 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
McMullan3.7 miles17
Bedford7.3 miles17
Townsend7.7 miles17
Radersburg7.8 miles19
Crow Creek City (historical)9.1 miles19
Parker9.2 miles19
Holker10.5 miles19
Canton (historical)11.4 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 784614. 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.