McClain, Montana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Lolo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59833. It stands on McClain Creek. The Survey maps it on the Florence quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1912 USGS Missoula quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Missoula West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
167 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 167 fires within 5 miles of McClain between 1992 and 2020, burning about 410 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 4 were 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 | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Natural | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| 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 | 1.0 acres | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | ROSSIGNOL |
| 3 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Southwestern Land Office | LOWER MORMON |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missoula County | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missoula County | 200170 |
| 25 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missoula County | not named |
| 2 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | CARLTON CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of McClain: 5 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Copper, Silica, Pumice, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Diamond Mica Mine | Mica | Producer | ||
| Schroeder | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Sweet Bye and Bye Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Whaley Copper | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Whaley Mining Claims | Barium-Barite, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | Barite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite | |
| Lolo Quartz Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | Quartz | |
| Maclay | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Whaley | Barium-Barite, Copper | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Cozy Court | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Lolo | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Orchard Homes | 11.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hell Gate (historical) | 12.2 miles | 15 | |
| Missoula | 12.3 miles | 18 | |
| Travois Village | 12.9 miles | 15 | |
| East Missoula | 13.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 787002. 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.







