BlockHillside, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South Garfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59301. The Survey maps it on the Hillside 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 Forsyth quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hillside quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Angela quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
1 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Hillside in 2006, burning about 236 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2006 | Natural | 236 acres | Miles City Field Office | FROZEN DOG |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen (historical) | 12.0 miles | 7 | |
| Watson Flats (historical) | 13.7 miles | 7 | |
| Cohagen | 15.2 miles | 8 | |
| Purewater (historical) | 23.2 miles | 7 | |
| Grisdella (historical) | 30.4 miles | 8 | |
| Van Norman | 30.5 miles | 7 | |
| Keplerville (historical) | 31.8 miles | 7 | |
| Freedom (historical) | 32.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 772416. 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.