BlockLedger, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Conrad census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59425. It lies near Little Flat Coulee. The Survey maps it on the Ledger quadrangle. It stands 3,264 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1920 USGS Conrad quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Shelby quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Shelby quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ledger quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Conrad quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ledger in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2020: 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Ledger | - | Rainfall total for 24 hours (7 AM Tuesday 5/19 to 7 AM Wednesday 5/20) was 1.75 inches. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Ledger | - | Quarter sized hail, measuring 1.00 inches, was reported 7 miles ESE of Ledger. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Ledger | - | Thunderstorm generated golf ball sized hail, measuring 1.75 inches, 12 miles E of Ledger. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Conrad | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| Manson | 9.8 miles | 11 | |
| Midway (historical) | 11.5 miles | 7 | |
| Belgian Colony (historical) | 11.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lone Tree (historical) | 14.9 miles | 12 | |
| Brady | 15.5 miles | 7 | |
| Midway Colony | 16.1 miles | 7 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Ledger | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18154371 | 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 773275. 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.
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.