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Leiterville, Montana

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Twin Bridges census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59754. It lies near Spuhler Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Noble Peak quadrangle.

Leiterville within Madison County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 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

16 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Leiterville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 420 acres in total. 11 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
Natural11
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
15 September 2020Natural128 acresMadison CountyBEAR CREEK
8 August 2013Natural118 acresDillon Field OfficeINDIAN CREEK
31 August 2009Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestTAMARACK MINE
22 August 1996Debris and open burning34 acresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestWISCONSIN PRIVATE
21 August 1995Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestNUGGET RIDGE
16 August 1998Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestLEITERVILLE
1 August 2020Natural128 acresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestOLD BALDY
4 July 1998Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestOLD BALDY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 193 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 193 workings within 5 miles of Leiterville: 103 past producers, 40 occurrences, 28 prospects, 15 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Lead. 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
Big Chief MineMica, Gold, BerylliumProspect
Big Chief ProspectMica, BerylliumPast Producer1943, 1944
Bismark-Nugget AditsGold, Zinc, Copper, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Bismark-Nugget GroupSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, IronOccurrenceVein
Bismuth ProspectGold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, LeadOccurrenceVein
Bismuth ProspectGold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, IronProspect
Black AceGold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Boulder-Cobalt MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, CobaltPast Producer
Bryzant MineCopper, Gold, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast ProducerVein
Bullidick ProspectCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, LeadOccurrenceVein

Every working recorded in Madison 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
Brandon6.0 miles15
Sheridan7.9 miles15
Mammoth9.7 miles16
Twin Bridges11.1 miles16
Iron Rod (historical)11.6 miles17
Waterloo12.1 miles16
Silver Star12.6 miles17
Laurin14.0 miles15

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.

Wikidata item Q122543157The 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 786041. 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.