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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1920 USGS Jennings quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS Thompson Lakes quadrangle1:96000
- 1935 USGS Thompson Lakes quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Thompson Lakes quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Kenelty Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Libby quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Kenelty Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 24 September 1998 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Northwestern Land Office | DAVIS PEAK |
| 18 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | WELNA RANCH FIRE |
| 17 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | HOUGHTEN CREEK |
| 8 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | FRITZ |
| 7 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | 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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Potter | Copper, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kenelty Barite Deposit | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1960, 1962 | |
| Unnamed Barite | Barium-Barite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happys Inn | 8.8 miles | 15 | |
| Scotchville (historical) | 17.8 miles | 15 | |
| Jennings | 22.5 miles | 15 | |
| Pioneer Junction | 23.4 miles | 14 | |
| White Haven | 23.9 miles | 14 | |
| Ripley | 25.0 miles | 16 | |
| Libby | 27.5 miles | 14 | |
| Green Acres | 28.5 miles | 14 |
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.









