Hillsboro, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the East Carbon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59014. It stands on South Fork Trail Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hillsboro quadrangle.
On record in Hillsboro
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Cedarvalelisted 1975
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Billings quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Bridger quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Hillsboro between 1992 and 2020, burning about 280 acres in total. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area | BIKER |
| 6 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area | HOLLIS |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Crow Agency | not named |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Crow Agency | not named |
| 30 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area | CONFLUENCE |
| 29 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area | DOUBLETREE |
| 29 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area | A TEAM |
| 28 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area | DAVIS CRK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Hillsboro: 5 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| East Pryor Mine | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Sunset Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Producer | Vein | |
| Unnamed Uranium | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Uranium | Uranium | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hillsboro in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | Mesonet hbom8 Hillsboro. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dryhead (historical) | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Warren | 22.7 miles | 9 | |
| Bowler | 26.8 miles | 11 | |
| Wade | 31.3 miles | 10 | |
| Bridger | 38.5 miles | 10 | |
| Golden (historical) | 39.7 miles | 10 | |
| Fromberg | 41.0 miles | 10 | |
| Belfry | 41.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 772415. 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.
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.




