Jeffers, Montana
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Madison Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59729. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ennis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 29 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.
- 1888 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Ennis quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Ennis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Ennis quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Ennis quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Jeffers between 2000 and 2020, burning about 177 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Madison County | HEGES |
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Madison County | HWY 55 |
| 11 August 2018 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 4 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 22 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 10 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 29 May 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | COMPOUND |
| 16 December 2000 | Fireworks | 160 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | EVANS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Jeffers: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Jumbo Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Orofino Deposit | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jeffers in 3 storm reports between 2016 and 2019: 3 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | Flood | Jeffers | - | Madison County Disaster and Emergency Services reported ice jam-related flooding near the US-287 bridge just outside downtown Ennis. Minor property damage occurred along the river. Exact location and duration of flooding unknown. Exact location of damage unknown. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Jeffers | - | Madison County Disaster and Emergency Services reported renewed flooding from an ice jam along the Madison River. Floodwater was flowing across the US-287 bridge just east-southeast of downtown Ennis. Exact duration of flooding unknown. |
| December 2016 | Flood | Jeffers | - | Emergency management reported an ice jam on the Madison River causing flooding near Ennis. The flooding was occurring along portions of the Madison River and Odell Creek. Water was covering the US-287 bridge near Ennis, at mile marker 48.2. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ennis | 1.3 miles | 29 | |
| Watkins | 5.6 miles | 29 | |
| McAllister | 6.7 miles | 29 | |
| Varney | 8.6 miles | 20 | |
| Cameron | 10.1 miles | 21 | |
| Cowboys Heaven | 10.6 miles | 28 | |
| Virginia City | 13.3 miles | 21 | |
| Central City (historical) | 13.7 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 785435. 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.











