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Hopkins, Montana

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Superior census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59872. The Survey maps it on the Quinns Hot Springs quadrangle.

Hopkins within Mineral County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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

156 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Hopkins between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,517 acres in total. 97 started naturally. 4 were 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
Natural97
Recreation and ceremony23
Debris and open burning10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use1
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

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 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLolo National ForestHWY 135 MM 15
8 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLolo National ForestEAST PARDEE
6 September 2019Naturalunder an acreLolo National ForestSIEGEL CREEK
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLolo National ForestPENINSULA
6 September 2009Naturalunder an acreLolo National ForestFLAT CREEK
5 September 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National Forestnot named
26 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreLolo National Forest610 PARDEE
25 September 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestWOOD FLAT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mineral County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Hopkins: 16 occurrences, 8 past producers, 7 unknowns, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Lead. 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
Darby Mining and Milling Co.Gold, SilverOccurrence
Glen Metals Mining Co. MineSilver, Lead, AntimonyOccurrence1887
Hopkins MineSilver, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Hopkins MineSilver, Zinc, LeadOccurrence
Iron Mask MineLead, Silver, Copper, ZincOccurrenceVein
Iron MountainZinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Iron Mountain MineCopper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver, AntimonyPast Producer1889
Iron Mtn.Lead, Zinc, Silver, CopperProducerBoulangerite, Galena, Sphalerite
Keystone DistrictZinc, Lead, SilverProducerVEINS AND SHEAR ZONES
Keystone MineSilver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerVein

Every working recorded in Mineral 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
Keystone3.5 miles8
Superior5.4 miles8
Oliverville5.8 miles8
Cedar Mouth (historical)6.2 miles8
Amador (historical)6.4 miles8
Spring Gulch6.5 miles8
Riverbend8.3 miles8
Toole9.1 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 794313. 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.