BlockMerriman, Montana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Livingston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59027. It stands on Emigrant Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dailey Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1891 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Fridley Peak quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Dailey Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Gardiner quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Dailey Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Merriman between 1994 and 2019, burning about 10 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | not named |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 10 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | CHICO |
| 15 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | MESS KIT |
| 13 October 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Park County | EMIGRANT FISHING ACCESS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Merriman: 10 unknowns, 8 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Balm of Gilead Mama Gaylord Creek | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Chico Hot Springs | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Klu Klux Claim | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Lucky Allen | Copper, Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Merriman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Morning Star | Silver, Chromium | Unknown | ||
| Mountain Lion | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Bank | Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Burlesque | Silver, Zinc | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glastonbury | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| North Glastonbury | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| South Glastonbury | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Emigrant | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Chico | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Chico Hot Springs | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| White City | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Dailey (historical) | 5.1 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 787189. 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.