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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 19 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.
- 1893 USGS Huntley quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Billings East quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Billings quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
138 since 1994Regional 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/undetermined | 102 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | PICCOLO LN & HWY 87E |
| 9 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Land Office | MAIN STREET FIRE |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Yellowstone County | FANTAN ST AND GRANDA BLVD |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | APPLE |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | HEMLOCK |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | OLD HARDEN ROAD |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Yellowstone County | COBURN |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Yellowstone County | FIRE 1051 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Products Co.Shale | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Meyer Construction Crusher #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bent Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Lovell Clay Products | Clay | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockwood | 0.1 miles | 19 | |
| Billings Heights | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Cline | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Billings | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Huntley | 8.2 miles | 17 | |
| Cameron Park | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Shepherd | 9.5 miles | 17 | |
| Yegen | 12.8 miles | 12 |
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.





