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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.

Island City within Sanders 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 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
Natural85
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Recreation and ceremony14
Railroad operations and maintenance11
Debris and open burning9
Arson/incendiarism3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks1

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 2002Naturalunder an acreNorthwestern Land Officenot named
8 September 1995Naturalunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficePARADISE GULCH # 2
8 September 1995Naturalunder an acreLolo National ForestSOUTH HENRY
5 September 1995Naturalunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeROGERS PASS
5 September 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National Forestnot named
4 September 2010Naturalunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeMCLAUGHLIN
4 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestORCHARD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sanders County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Arsenic - Cobalt OccurrenceArsenic, Cobalt, CopperOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite
Clark Bros. Universal #1.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ester No 3 PlacerGoldOccurrencePlacer
KendoyGraphiteOccurrence
MontezumaLead, Antimony, ZincProspect
Montezuma ProspectLead, Zinc, AntimonyOccurrence
Number 10 Tunnel ProspectSilver, Lead, Gold, ZincOccurrenceVein
Quinns Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Red Bluff QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Unnamed Arsenic & CobaltArsenic, CobaltOccurrence

Every working recorded in Sanders 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
Paradise2.1 miles9
Quinns2.6 miles8
Knowles4.2 miles9
Donlan8.0 miles8
Plains8.4 miles8
Perma10.9 miles8
Camas Prairie12.0 miles8
Blanchards Corner14.2 miles7

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.