Jens, Montana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Avon-Elliston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59733. It stands on Hoover Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dunkleberg Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1919 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1921 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Missoula East quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Dunkleberg Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Dunkleberg Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Jens between 1994 and 2017, burning about 515 acres in total. 12 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2003 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | RUSH LIMBAUGH |
| 14 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | DUNKELBERG CREEK |
| 9 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | ELK PEN |
| 7 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | GOUGH CREEK |
| 6 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | WALLACE RANCH |
| 3 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | BERT CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Jens: 8 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Brick Clay, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Creek | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Big Sky Ready Mix Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clay Deposit In Haskell Area | Bloating Material | Occurrence | Chlorite, Feldspar, Montmorillonite, Quartz | |
| Valley Concrete Pit No 1 | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| China Bar | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Lower Gold Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1852, 1860 | |
| Clay Deposit Near Haskell | Brick Clay | Occurrence | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Clay Deposit Near Hoover Creek | Brick Clay | Occurrence | Calcite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Hematite, Illite, Kaolin, Quartz | |
| Clay Deposit Near Hoover Creek Road | Brick Clay | Occurrence | Illite, Kaolin, Quartz | |
| Dry Gulch Pumice Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | Pumice |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jens in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Hail | Jens | - | Public reported 1.75 inch hail 1 mile east of Jens along Interstate 90. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutton | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Goldcreek | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Lingenpolter | 5.3 miles | 23 | |
| Wall City | 5.5 miles | 23 | |
| Pioneer | 6.7 miles | 23 | |
| Brock Creek | 8.0 miles | 22 | |
| Sharkeyville (historical) | 9.3 miles | 22 | |
| Garrison | 11.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 785459. 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.









