BlockMecaha, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the North Garfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59058. It stands on Lodgepole Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nelson Coulee 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
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Nelson Coulee quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Sand Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Mecaha (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,744 acres in total. 23 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | North Central Montana District | DRAG 2 |
| 8 September 1998 | Natural | 55 acres | Miles City Field Office | BARKER COU |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | 10 acres | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | ALKALICRK |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | 2.0 acres | North Central Montana District | DRAG |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | 30 acres | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | DEER COULEE |
| 6 August 2004 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Miles City Field Office | LODGE POLE |
| 3 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | GRASSHOPPER |
| 23 August 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | North Central Montana District | FINAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Hall | 7.7 miles | 7 | |
| Smithson (historical) | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Benzien | 14.2 miles | 7 | |
| Tindall (historical) | 20.2 miles | 7 | |
| Metersville (historical) | 21.2 miles | 7 | |
| Mosby | 22.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hazny (historical) | 23.4 miles | 7 | |
| McTwiggan (historical) | 24.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1715971. 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.