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Kerns, Montana

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bozeman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59718. It stands on McDonald Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bozeman Hot Springs quadrangle.

Kerns within Gallatin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

50 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Kerns between 2018 and 2020, burning about 5 acres in total. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Debris and open burning11
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePowder River County201057
20 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGallatin Countynot named
18 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
17 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
17 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
15 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGallatin Countynot named
15 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gallatin County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Kerns: 5 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Geothermal, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bozeman Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
Rader MineGoldPast Producer
Cazier QuarryStoneProducer
Cazier QuarryStonePast Producer
Balke PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bar Land PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Gallatin County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Dogtown (historical)1.5 miles21
Middle Creek (historical)1.6 miles21
Cowan2.3 miles21
Monforton (historical)2.9 miles21
Reasville (historical)2.9 miles22
Bisel3.2 miles22
King Arthur Park3.3 miles22
Korner Kourt3.5 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802128. 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.