Lloyd, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Chinook census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59535. It stands on Lloyd Butte. The Survey maps it on the Lloyd quadrangle. It stands 3,881 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Lloyd quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Lloyd quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Rocky Boy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Lloyd between 2003 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Hill County | FDH-MTLG24-234 |
| 2 July 2003 | Natural | 12 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 26 May 2018 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lloyd: 1 occurrence, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear's Paw Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Linda Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Linda, Etal, O'Hanlon Mine | Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena |
Storms near this place
8 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lloyd in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 funnel cloud, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Flood | Lloyd | - | Significant snowmelt resulted in flooding along Clear Creek. The creek rose approximately four feet over a 24 hour period from April 8th to April 9th, before dramatically subsiding. A nearby reservoir about 3 acres in size filled and flooded within five hours. The river gauge for Clear Creek near Chinook crested at 8.12 feet, with 8.00 feet being the designated beginning of Major Flood Stage. Multiple nearby roads were flooded as a result. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Lloyd | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Lloyd 15ESE. Many windows and window screens were reported broken. |
| July 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Lloyd | - | A funnel cloud was reported at Lloyd 10S. |
| July 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Lloyd | - | A large funnel cloud was reported near Lloyd 8S. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Lloyd | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped .88 inch diameter hail at Lloyd. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lloyd | - | Actual spotter location Lloyd 10 SW. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lloyd | - | 7/8 inch hail and wind gust to 57kt. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lloyd | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungry Hollow (historical) | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Bearpaw (historical) | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Maddux | 10.7 miles | 8 | |
| Cleveland | 11.2 miles | 10 | |
| Ramburg (historical) | 16.7 miles | 10 | |
| Sour Dough Flat (historical) | 20.1 miles | 7 | |
| Lohman | 20.8 miles | 10 | |
| Riedel (historical) | 21.2 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 Lloyd | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14704710 | 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 773516. 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.
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.





