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Hirsch, Montana

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Billings census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59101. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Billings East quadrangle.

Hirsch within Yellowstone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 19 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

138 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Hirsch between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,669 acres in total. 5 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined102
Equipment and vehicle use9
Fireworks8
Recreation and ceremony6
Natural5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Debris and open burning2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Land OfficePICCOLO LN & HWY 87E
9 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouthern Land OfficeMAIN STREET FIRE
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresYellowstone CountyFANTAN ST AND GRANDA BLVD
4 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Land OfficeAPPLE
4 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Land OfficeHEMLOCK
4 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Land OfficeOLD HARDEN ROAD
27 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresYellowstone CountyCOBURN
26 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreYellowstone CountyFIRE 1051

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yellowstone County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hirsch: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Bentonite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Concrete Products Co.ShaleBentoniteProducer
Meyer Construction Crusher #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bent Clay PitClayPast Producer
Lovell Clay ProductsClayOccurrence

Every working recorded in Yellowstone 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
Lockwood0.1 miles19
Billings Heights2.6 miles19
Cline4.5 miles16
Billings5.2 miles11
Huntley8.2 miles17
Cameron Park9.0 miles11
Shepherd9.5 miles17
Yegen12.8 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802118. 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.