Keiley, Montana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Avon-Elliston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59713. It stands on Mitchell Creek. The Survey maps it on the Finn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1889 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Finn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Finn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Keiley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 24 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | JEFFERSON CREEK 2 |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Missoula Field Office | GALLAGHER CREEK |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | GALLAGHER CREEK |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | AMERICAN GULCH |
| 7 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | COW GULCH |
| 31 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Southwestern Land Office | BUFFALO GULCH |
| 30 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | CLEAR CREEK 2 |
| 30 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | JEFFERSON CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Keiley: 15 past producers, 4 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn District | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | VEINS, PLACER | |
| Gray | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| American Gulch Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| American Gulch Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Belmont Mine | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Buffalo Gulch | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Buffalo Gulch Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Charles Pryse Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Finn | Gold | Past Producer | 1860, 1865, 1959 | |
| G and G Toole Placer | Gold | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finn | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Mannix | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Quigley | 7.7 miles | 24 | |
| McGillvary | 8.4 miles | 24 | |
| Blackfoot City (historical) | 9.2 miles | 24 | |
| McDonald | 9.3 miles | 24 | |
| Sharkeyville (historical) | 11.8 miles | 22 | |
| Avon | 12.2 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122598627 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 794788. 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.










