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Lion City, Montana

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Dillon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59743. It lies near Cleve Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Mount Tahepia quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Lion City within Beaverhead County

On record in Lion City

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 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

13 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Lion City (historical) between 1994 and 2017, burning about 16 acres in total. 9 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
Natural9
Recreation and ceremony2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Smoking1

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
7 September 2004Smokingunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestCHARCOAL KILN
27 August 1994Natural10 acresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forestnot named
2 August 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestGREEN LAKE
19 August 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestSAND LAKE
16 August 2006Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestCHERRY CREEK
15 August 1998Natural5.0 acresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestWAUKENA
14 August 2013Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestABUNDANCE
11 August 2000Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestTRAPPER MINE FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Beaverhead County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 40 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Lion City (historical): 20 past producers, 12 prospects, 4 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Four MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, ZincProducer
Big Four MineGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Cannivan Gulch ProspectTungsten, Silver, Gold, MolybdenumOccurrence1900
Cleopatra MineGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, ZincProspect
Hecla DistrictLead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, ManganeseProducer1872, 1873, 1965
Hecla MinesSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, GoldPast ProducerPolymetallic Veins
Keokirk Mountain ProspectGold, Copper, LeadProspect
New Ariadne MineLead, Silver, Zinc, CopperPast Producer
New Atlantis MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Old Atlantis MineSilver, Lead, Copper, Gold, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Beaverhead 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
Glendale8.4 miles16
Coolidge (historical)10.1 miles13
Elkhorn10.1 miles13
Dewey12.2 miles16
Patterson Corner12.5 miles14
Wise River12.7 miles14
Elkhorn Hot Springs14.4 miles13
Navy14.9 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1797360. 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.