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Manicke, Montana

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Libby census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59923. It stands on McGinnis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kenelty Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Manicke within Lincoln County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 15 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

90 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Manicke (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 244 acres in total. 51 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
Natural51
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Recreation and ceremony10
Debris and open burning4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwestern Land Officenot named
24 September 1998Natural5.0 acresNorthwestern Land OfficeDAVIS PEAK
18 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeWELNA RANCH FIRE
17 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNorthwestern Land Officenot named
13 September 1996Naturalunder an acreNorthwestern Land OfficeHOUGHTEN CREEK
8 August 2016Naturalunder an acreKootenai National ForestFRITZ
7 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNorthwestern Land Officenot named
6 August 2003Naturalunder an acreNorthwestern Land Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln 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 Manicke (historical): 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Barium-Barite, Gold, Silver, Iron. 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
NancyCopper, Gold, SilverProspect
PotterCopper, IronPast Producer
Kenelty Barite DepositBarium-BaritePast Producer1960, 1962
Unnamed BariteBarium-BariteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Lincoln 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
Happys Inn8.8 miles15
Scotchville (historical)17.8 miles15
Jennings22.5 miles15
Pioneer Junction23.4 miles14
White Haven23.9 miles14
Ripley25.0 miles16
Libby27.5 miles14
Green Acres28.5 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1782430. 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.