Homestead, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Medicine Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59242. The Survey maps it on the Homestead quadrangle. 35 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,982 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1914 USGS Homestead quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Homestead quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Homestead quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Wolf Point quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Wolf Point quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Culbertson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Homestead between 1996 and 2013, burning about 595 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fort Peck Agency | T. ANDERSON |
| 24 August 2006 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge | WEST HWY 16 |
| 2 August 2000 | Natural | 30 acres | Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge | DNCWF |
| 2 July 1996 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge | WILD BONE |
| 3 June 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge | MOTORHOME |
| 13 April 2006 | Natural | 255 acres | Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge | SOUTH LAKE |
| 2 November 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 305 acres | Fort Peck Agency | 3MIWFROID |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Homestead: 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Medicine Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Homestead in 24 storm reports between 1997 and 2019: 12 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homestead | $35,000 | Wind associated with a severe thunderstorm caused considerable roof damage to a home. The roof damage was severe enough that rain entered the southern part of the house and caused additional damage to sheetrock, furniture and carpeting. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Homestead | $2,000 | Nickel to quarter-size hail. Camper had chipped paint. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homestead | - | Public reported wind gusts up to 65 mph. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Homestead | - | Trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homestead | - | Trained spotter measured an 84 mph wind gust. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Homestead | - | Trained spotter reported golf ball size hail. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Homestead | - | Public reported golf ball size hail. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homestead | - | Public reported windows broken from wind-blown hail on the north side of their home. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Homestead | - | Public reported a tornado moving across Highway 16 in Sheridan County. Subsequent photos and video suggest it was a weak landspout amid convective showers in the area near a front. Landspout occurred in an open field and pulled up some dirt, lasting for about 3 minutes. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homestead | - | Public reported, via social media, shingles blown off a roof. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Homestead | - | Trained spotter reported penny-sized hail and 40 mph winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homestead | - | Public reported 79 mph wind gust measured by his personal at-home station. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Homestead | - | Nickel to quarter-size hail. 80 percent damage to crop field. No damage estimate information available from Farm Services Agency (FSA). |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Homestead | - | 2 to 3 inches of water over the road. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Homestead | - | Sheridan County Law Enforcement reported Hwy 16 impassible near Homestead due to water running over the roadway. Numerous secondary gravel roads were also impassbile. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Homestead | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Homestead | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Homestead | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Homestead | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Homestead | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homestead | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homestead | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Homestead | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homestead | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Lake | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Rock Crossing | 11.3 miles | 7 | |
| Reserve | 13.4 miles | 6 | |
| Antelope | 19.0 miles | 6 | |
| Dagmar | 21.2 miles | 6 | |
| Volmer | 22.1 miles | 6 | |
| Wanso (historical) | 23.3 miles | 4 | |
| Plentywood | 24.4 miles | 4 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Homestead | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18153085 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 772498. 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.





