BlockKendall, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hanover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59457. It lies near Mason Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Kendall quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Kendall quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Kendall (historical) between 1996 and 2019, burning about 173 acres in total. 10 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 | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | N MOCCASIN |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | TRIPLE K |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | NUMBER 13 |
| 29 August 1996 | Natural | 5.0 acres | North Central Montana District | MOCCASIN |
| 15 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | BIRDWELL |
| 11 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | PLUM ASSIST |
| 8 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.2 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 3 July 1996 | Natural | 150 acres | North Central Montana District | MAN |
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 Kendall (historical): 8 prospects, 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Gold, Silver, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christensen Barite | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Kendall | Silver, Gold, Tungsten | Plant | 1890, 1988 | |
| Paradise Ranch Quarry | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Parsons Lead-Zinc Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Vulcan and Erie | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Warm Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Blue Bell | Lead, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Bonanza Group | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Little Meadow Gulch Deposit | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Plum Creek Deposit | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilger | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Brooks | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Moulton | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Baxter | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Christina | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Deerfield Colony | 11.5 miles | 8 | |
| Andersonville (historical) | 11.6 miles | 13 | |
| Salt Creek (historical) | 11.6 miles | 8 |
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 Q140756596 | 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 805835. 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.