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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.

McClain within Missoula County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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

167 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined60
Debris and open burning49
Natural32
Recreation and ceremony9
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Fireworks3
Other causes1

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
5 September 2001Natural1.0 acresSouthwestern Land Officenot named
4 September 2010Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeROSSIGNOL
3 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouthwestern Land OfficeLOWER MORMON
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissoula Countynot named
26 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissoula County200170
25 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land Officenot named
20 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreMissoula Countynot named
2 September 2009Naturalunder an acreBitterroot National ForestCARLTON CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Missoula County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Black Diamond Mica MineMicaProducer
SchroederQuartzOccurrence
Sweet Bye and Bye MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Whaley CopperCopper, Lead, Silver, ZincProspect
Whaley Mining ClaimsBarium-Barite, Copper, Gold, Lead, SilverOccurrenceBarite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
Lolo Quartz DepositSilicaPast ProducerQuartz
MaclaySilicaUnknown
Unnamed PumicePumiceOccurrence
Unnamed PumicePumiceOccurrence
WhaleyBarium-Barite, CopperOccurrenceVein

Every working recorded in Missoula 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
Carlton2.1 miles13
Cozy Court3.4 miles14
Lolo3.6 miles14
Orchard Homes11.0 miles14
Hell Gate (historical)12.2 miles15
Missoula12.3 miles18
Travois Village12.9 miles15
East Missoula13.4 miles18

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.