McMullan, Montana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Townsend West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59644. It stands on Sheep Creek. The Survey maps it on the Giant Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Townsend quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Giant Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Giant Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of McMullan between 1992 and 2018, burning about 74 acres in total. 21 started naturally. None 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 | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | FALLS CREEK |
| 25 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | CRYSTAL JANE |
| 2 September 1998 | Natural | 50 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | LONGFELLOW |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SAGEBRUSH GULCH |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | SHEEP UNITS |
| 27 August 2015 | Natural | 14 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | WHIPCRACKER |
| 26 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | CROW FALLS |
| 21 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | PARK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 119 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 119 workings within 5 miles of McMullan: 43 past producers, 27 prospects, 27 occurrences, 17 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Chief | Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Bluebell Group | Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Cross Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Diamond Hill Mine | Gold, Tungsten, Bismuth, Silver | Past Producer | 1877, 1885 | |
| Etta | Lead, Gold, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Glow | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Hardmore Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Independent | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Indian Creek Lime Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Iron Mask | Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hassel | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bedford | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Winston | 9.6 miles | 17 | |
| Townsend | 10.4 miles | 17 | |
| Radersburg | 11.1 miles | 19 | |
| Canton (historical) | 12.1 miles | 16 | |
| Crow Creek City (historical) | 12.6 miles | 19 | |
| Parker | 12.7 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122569959 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 794746. 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.








