BlockIliad, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1959. It stands in the Big Sandy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59520. The Survey maps it on the Iliad quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 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.
- 1954 USGS Iliad quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Iliad between 2019 and 2020, burning about 165 acres in total. None 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Chouteau County | FDH-MTLG19-178 |
| 16 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Chouteau County | FDH-MTLG19-131 |
| 15 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Chouteau County | FDH-MTLG19-130 |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Iliad in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2014: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Hail | Iliad | - | Hail 0.88 inches (nickel sized) reported with little to no wind. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iliad | - | Strong winds measuring 52KT (60MPH) were reported 9 miles NW of Iliad, MT. Several tree branches were taken down as a result. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iliad | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 70 mph at Iliad 13SSW. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iliad | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Iliad 13SSW. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Iliad | - | Actual event location Iliad 3 E. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Iliad | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Iliad | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Iliad | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eskay (historical) | 8.2 miles | 7 | |
| Hopp (historical) | 8.9 miles | 7 | |
| Eagleton | 10.1 miles | 7 | |
| Warrick | 21.1 miles | 10 | |
| Coal Banks Landing | 28.5 miles | 9 | |
| Geraldine | 28.8 miles | 13 | |
| Virgelle | 28.8 miles | 10 | |
| Square Butte | 29.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 773514. 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.
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.