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Landusky, Montana

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the South Phillips census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59546. It lies near Mill Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Zortman quadrangle.

Landusky within Phillips County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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

56 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Landusky between 1994 and 2020, burning about 11,508 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 1 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
Natural26
Recreation and ceremony10
Debris and open burning4
Fireworks4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism1

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 2005Natural1.0 acresMalta Field OfficeMISSION
19 September 1994Smoking145 acresFort Belknap AgencySQUAW CR
15 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreFort Belknap AgencyHERBIE
1 September 2016Natural2.5 acresMalta Field OfficeLANDUSKY
9 August 2007Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresFort Belknap AgencyTHE RUG FIRE
7 August 1995Naturalunder an acreNorth Central Montana DistrictDRY GULCH
6 August 2004Naturalunder an acreMalta Field OfficeSUNFLOWER
31 August 2011Naturalunder an acreFort Belknap AgencyOTTER ROBE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Phillips County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 36 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Landusky: 11 occurrences, 10 unknowns, 10 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Clay, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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
Antone PeakFluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Lead, SilverOccurrence
Badger KingGold, Tellurium, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect
Gold Bug MineGold, Silver, Copper, ZincPast Producer1893, 1894
Gold Bug MineGold, Silver, Iron, Manganese, Fluorine-FluoritePast ProducerGold, Limonite, Sylvanite
Jack DeuceSilver, Gold, LeadPast Producer
Lucky MaudGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Surprise MineGold, Silver, TelluriumOccurrence
Unnamed MolybdenumMolybdenumOccurrence
Limestone OccurrenceStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Ruby Gulch GroupGold, Silver, Fluorine-FluoriteProducer1897, 1903

Every working recorded in Phillips County

Storms near this place

18 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Landusky in 18 storm reports between 2000 and 2021: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 wildfire. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2002Thunderstorm WindLandusky$50,000Thunderstorm wind gusts in Landusky blew away 2 grain bins and blew down a wooden building and 20 acres of hay. There was also a roof blown off a building in Landusky.
June 2021HailLandusky-Trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindLandusky-Trained spotter estimated a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindLandusky-Trained spotter reported a 62 mph thunderstorm wind gust and brief heavy rain.
June 2019FloodLandusky-Trained spotter reported a road washed out in Landusky.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLandusky-Trained spotter reported several power poles blown down along seven-mile road, between US Highway 191 and Zortman. Trees were bending in the wind as the storm passed. Power was out across the area.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLandusky-Storm chaser reported 70 mph wind gusts.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLandusky-Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts, along with pea size hail.
May 2015HailLandusky-Trained spotter estimated nickel-sized hail with brief heavy rain.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindLandusky-Trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds and reported heavy rain with frequent lightning.
June 2014HailLandusky-Trained spotter reported penny-sized hail and heavy rain.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindLandusky-Manning Corral Raws site. The time was estimated based on radar data.
August 2002Tornado (F0)Landusky-Spotter reported a tornado touched the ground briefly 13 miles south of Landusky.
July 2007HailLandusky-no account filed
July 2003WildfireLandusky-no account filed
August 2003HailLandusky-no account filed
August 2002HailLandusky-no account filed
July 2000HailLandusky-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Phillips 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
Whitcomb (historical)4.2 miles9
Zortman5.3 miles9
DY Junction7.1 miles9
Trine (historical)16.4 miles8
Brookside (historical)20.5 miles7
Midale24.4 miles8
Phillips27.8 miles7
Regina (historical)33.8 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 773211. 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.