BlockMeriwether, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Blackfeet Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59417. The Survey maps it on the Kipp Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1911 USGS Blackfoot quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Kipp Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Meriwether between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,493 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | PEIGAN |
| 26 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Blackfeet Agency | HARWOODS |
| 11 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Blackfeet Agency | RAILROADCO |
| 1 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | HAY BALE |
| 9 August 1993 | Other causes | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | BLCKFTTRLR |
| 31 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | MARK LEWIS |
| 29 August 2011 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Blackfeet Agency | HIGHWAY 2 FIRE |
| 28 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 958 acres | Blackfeet Agency | MISSION LAKE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Meriwether: 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titanium-Iron Occurrence | Iron, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Piegan | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Blackfoot | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Family (historical) | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Hidden Lake Colony | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Seville Colony | 11.3 miles | 9 | |
| Sundance | 12.2 miles | 9 | |
| Piegan | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| North Browning | 13.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 774111. 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.