Matthews, Montana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bozeman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59718. The Survey maps it on the Bozeman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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 Bozeman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Matthews between 1994 and 2020, burning about 6 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Powder River County | 201057 |
| 24 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | ROAD CAMPER |
| 23 September 2018 | Other causes | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 21 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 19 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | HOLLY |
| 17 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | HODGEMAN |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | RavaIIi County | 201061 |
| 14 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Matthews: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pumicite Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Bozeman Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gabriel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gallatin Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Matthews in 5 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Hail | Matthews | - | Mostly dime sized hail was observed, with a few quarter sized hail stones mixed in. Hail was beginning to accumulate at the time of the report. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Matthews | - | Ambient weather station measured the gust. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Matthews | - | Hail report from 5 S Bozeman. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Matthews | - | KBZK reported tree and property damage in the Four Corners area south of Bozeman from thunderstorm wind/outflow. Northwestern Energy reported power outages. The strong winds may have been caused or enhanced by a strong cold pool that developed in the wake of earlier convection. Time estimated. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Matthews | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balmont | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Patterson | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| West College Park | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| King Arthur Park | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Blackwood | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Reasville (historical) | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Lay Settlement (historical) | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Bozeman | 4.3 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 773932. 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.










