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.
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.
Little Bear Schoollisted 1982 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1888 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Gallatin Gateway quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Gallatin Gateway quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1994Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | LITTLE BEAR |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | not named |
| 23 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | LITTLE BEAR PARTY FIRE |
| 23 September 2018 | Other causes | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 19 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | HOLLY |
| 12 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | RIDGEWALKER |
| 7 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | not named |
| 4 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Creek Corundum | Corundum | Occurrence | ||
| Jefferson River Placers | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unidentified Asbestos Occurrence | Asbestos | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Wilson Creek Asbestos | Asbestos | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallatin Gateway | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Gallatin Gateway Inn Park | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Country Court | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Lay Settlement (historical) | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Atkins | 5.5 miles | 22 | |
| Four Corners | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Balmont | 6.6 miles | 22 | |
| Blackwood | 6.8 miles | 21 |
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.











