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Little Bear, Montana

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Gallatin Gateway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59730. It stands on Little Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gallatin Gateway quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Little Bear within Gallatin County

On record in Little Bear

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

12 surveys from 22 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

26 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Little Bear (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 6 acres in total. 11 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
Natural11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Recreation and ceremony3
Debris and open burning3
Smoking2
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1
Other causes1

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
5 September 2001Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestLITTLE BEAR
3 September 1994Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National Forestnot named
23 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestLITTLE BEAR PARTY FIRE
23 September 2018Other causesunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
19 September 2003Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestHOLLY
12 September 1995Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestRIDGEWALKER
7 August 1994Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National Forestnot named
4 August 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCuster Gallatin National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gallatin County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Little Bear (historical): 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Asbestos, Corundum, Gold. 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
Goose Creek CorundumCorundumOccurrence
Jefferson River PlacersGoldProspect
Unidentified Asbestos OccurrenceAsbestosOccurrenceVein
Wilson Creek AsbestosAsbestosOccurrence

Every working recorded in Gallatin 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
Gallatin Gateway3.6 miles22
Gallatin Gateway Inn Park3.6 miles22
Country Court4.4 miles22
Lay Settlement (historical)4.5 miles22
Atkins5.5 miles22
Four Corners5.9 miles21
Balmont6.6 miles22
Blackwood6.8 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1743863. 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.