Larchwood, Montana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Thompson Falls-West End census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59874. It stands on Trout Creek. The Survey maps it on the Larchwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1932 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Larchwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Thompson Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Larchwood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Larchwood between 1992 and 2019, burning about 40 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | GALENA |
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | 6.0 acres | Kootenai National Forest | 20 ODD |
| 29 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | BLUE SLIDE |
| 22 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | SWAMP CREEK |
| 21 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | GRAVEL PIT #3 |
| 20 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | GRAVEL PIT #2 |
| 2 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | WATER GULCH |
| 18 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | POWERLINE #1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Larchwood: 7 occurrences, 3 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Lode Mining Co. | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Ruth V | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Ruth V. Claim | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| White Penny Lode | Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Four Up Group | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Four Up Group | Copper | Prospect | Vein | |
| Four Up Group | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Sid Claim | Copper | Producer | Vein | |
| Sid Claim | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Brende Deposit | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Creek | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Tuscor | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Childs | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| White Pine | 10.7 miles | 13 | |
| Noxon | 12.9 miles | 12 | |
| Talc | 13.6 miles | 13 | |
| Smead (historical) | 16.9 miles | 14 | |
| Belknap | 17.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 785963. 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.







