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Lakeside, Montana

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Helena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59602. The Survey maps it on the Hauser Lake quadrangle.

Lakeside within Lewis and Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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

128 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Lakeside between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,360 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 3 were 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
Natural38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Recreation and ceremony23
Debris and open burning16
Fireworks8
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking2
Other causes2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land OfficePINE MEADOW
9 September 2003Naturalunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestOREGON GULCH #3
7 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreButte Field OfficeJ BAR D 2
6 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreButte Field OfficeJ BAR D
5 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestJIMTOWN
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte Field OfficeCLARKS BAY
4 September 2010Naturalunder an acreCentral Land OfficeDEER PARK
27 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lewis and Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Lakeside: 7 past producers, 7 producers, 6 occurrences, 3 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sapphire, Uranium, Sapphire, 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
Eldorado BarGold, Silver, Platinum, Iridium, Palladium, Gemstone, Corundum, OsmiumPast ProducerGold, Sapphire
French Bar PlacerSapphire, Gemstone, GoldProducer
Korizek MineCopper, Gold, Silver, LeadUnknown
Old MillerGold, Copper, Lead, SilverOccurrence
Spokane BarGold, Sapphire, GemstonePast Producer
Superior MineGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, ZincProspect
Danas BarGemstone, SapphirePast Producer
Eldorado BarSapphire, GoldProducer
French Bar PlacerSapphire, GoldProducer
French Bar UnderwaterGemstone, SapphireProducer

Every working recorded in Lewis and Clark 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
York5.3 miles19
Canyon Ferry6.4 miles18
Cavetown7.3 miles18
Daytown (historical)7.4 miles18
East Helena7.5 miles21
Four Range8.2 miles21
Nelson9.7 miles16
Old Weiss and French Place10.1 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 801030. 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.