BlockHaxby, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the North Garfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59337. The Survey maps it on the Norville Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Norville Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Peck Lake East quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Haxby between 2005 and 2006, burning about 7 acres in total. 2 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 6.8 acres | Miles City Field Office | GRIMSRUD |
| 12 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | PRICKLY PEAR |
Storms near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Haxby in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2005: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Hail | Haxby | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haxby | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haxby | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haxby | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phon (historical) | 19.1 miles | 8 | |
| Van Norman | 28.8 miles | 7 | |
| Keplerville (historical) | 30.7 miles | 7 | |
| Purewater (historical) | 39.2 miles | 7 | |
| Jordan | 40.2 miles | 8 | |
| Freedom (historical) | 47.6 miles | 7 | |
| Watson Flats (historical) | 47.9 miles | 7 | |
| Allen (historical) | 48.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 767929. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.