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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.

Homestead within Sheridan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 8 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

7 since 1996

Regional 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
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
30 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresFort Peck AgencyT. ANDERSON
24 August 2006Natural1.3 acresMedicine Lake National Wildlife RefugeWEST HWY 16
2 August 2000Natural30 acresMedicine Lake National Wildlife RefugeDNCWF
2 July 1996Natural1.5 acresMedicine Lake National Wildlife RefugeWILD BONE
3 June 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMedicine Lake National Wildlife RefugeMOTORHOME
13 April 2006Natural255 acresMedicine Lake National Wildlife RefugeSOUTH LAKE
2 November 2004Equipment and vehicle use305 acresFort Peck Agency3MIWFROID

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sheridan County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Medicine Lake PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Sheridan County

Storms near this place

24 since 1997

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2007Thunderstorm WindHomestead$35,000Wind 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 2009HailHomestead$2,000Nickel to quarter-size hail. Camper had chipped paint.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindHomestead-Public reported wind gusts up to 65 mph. Time estimated by radar.
July 2019HailHomestead-Trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters. Time estimated by radar.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindHomestead-Trained spotter measured an 84 mph wind gust.
July 2019HailHomestead-Trained spotter reported golf ball size hail.
July 2019HailHomestead-Public reported golf ball size hail. Time estimated by radar.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindHomestead-Public reported windows broken from wind-blown hail on the north side of their home. Time estimated by radar.
May 2016Tornado (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 2016Thunderstorm WindHomestead-Public reported, via social media, shingles blown off a roof. Time estimated by radar.
July 2013HailHomestead-Trained spotter reported penny-sized hail and 40 mph winds.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHomestead-Public reported 79 mph wind gust measured by his personal at-home station.
July 2009HailHomestead-Nickel to quarter-size hail. 80 percent damage to crop field. No damage estimate information available from Farm Services Agency (FSA).
July 2004Flash FloodHomestead-2 to 3 inches of water over the road.
July 2000Flash FloodHomestead-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 2008HailHomestead-no account filed
June 2005HailHomestead-no account filed
June 2005HailHomestead-no account filed
July 2005HailHomestead-no account filed
July 2004HailHomestead-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindHomestead-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindHomestead-no account filed
July 1998HailHomestead-no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindHomestead-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sheridan 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
Medicine Lake5.8 miles7
Rock Crossing11.3 miles7
Reserve13.4 miles6
Antelope19.0 miles6
Dagmar21.2 miles6
Volmer22.1 miles6
Wanso (historical)23.3 miles4
Plentywood24.4 miles4

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 HomesteadAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q18153085The 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.