Jennings, Montana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Libby census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59923. It lies near Canoe Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Tony Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1920 USGS Jennings quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS Thompson Lakes quadrangle1:96000
- 1935 USGS Thompson Lakes quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Thompson Lakes quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Tony Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Libby quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Tony Peak 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 Jennings between 1992 and 2020, burning about 253 acres in total. 89 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 89 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | LIBBY SUPERFUND 9 |
| 6 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | LIBBY SUPERFUND 8 |
| 6 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | DAVID THOMPSON |
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | BUTLER II |
| 4 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | RAIL ROAD |
| 21 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | 533A SPUR |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | GRASSY KNOLL |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | NIXON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Jennings: 3 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Calcium, Silica, Zinc, Iron, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hathaway | Copper, Zinc, Iron, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Kennedy | Copper, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Kennedy Group | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Calcite | Calcium | Occurrence | ||
| Wollastonite Veins | Silica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jennings in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Jennings | - | Libby Dam reported 0.87 inches of rain in 12 hours. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotchville (historical) | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Ripley | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| White Haven | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Pioneer Junction | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Warland (historical) | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Libby | 11.3 miles | 14 | |
| Green Acres | 12.0 miles | 14 | |
| Volcour (historical) | 14.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 785454. 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.









