BlockHilcrest, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the North Custer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59301. The Survey maps it on the Horse Creek Hill 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
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Miles City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Miles City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Miles City quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Horse Creek Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Terry quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Hilcrest (historical) between 2007 and 2017, burning about 100 acres in total. 1 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 | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30 acres | Miles City Field Office | LITTLE PUMPKIN |
| 24 July 2007 | Natural | 70 acres | Eastern Land Office | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tusler | 16.2 miles | 9 | |
| Westwood Estates | 17.5 miles | 9 | |
| Kinsey | 17.6 miles | 9 | |
| Miles City | 17.7 miles | 9 | |
| Paragon | 19.2 miles | 9 | |
| Ulmer | 20.1 miles | 9 | |
| Shirley | 21.2 miles | 8 | |
| Horton | 21.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1716874. 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.