Island City, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Plains census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59859. It stands on Flathead River. The Survey maps it on the Quinns Hot Springs quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Plains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Quinns Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Quinns Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Island City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,714 acres in total. 85 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 85 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | HWY 135 MM 15 |
| 8 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | PARADISE GULCH # 2 |
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | SOUTH HENRY |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | ROGERS PASS |
| 5 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | MCLAUGHLIN |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | ORCHARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Island City (historical): 7 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Arsenic, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Antimony, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic - Cobalt Occurrence | Arsenic, Cobalt, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Clark Bros. Universal #1. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ester No 3 Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Kendoy | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Montezuma | Lead, Antimony, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Montezuma Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Number 10 Tunnel Prospect | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Quinns Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Red Bluff Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Arsenic & Cobalt | Arsenic, Cobalt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Quinns | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Knowles | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Donlan | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| Plains | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Perma | 10.9 miles | 8 | |
| Camas Prairie | 12.0 miles | 8 | |
| Blanchards Corner | 14.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1780937. 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.




