Mid Canon, Montana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the Cascade census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59421. It lies near Eagle Rock. The Survey maps it on the Mid Canon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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 Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mid Canon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Great Falls South quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Mid Canon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,213 acres in total. 61 started naturally. 1 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 | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 6 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | WAGNER |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | DEARBORN |
| 5 September 2017 | Other causes | 16 acres | Central Land Office | BIG PINE LANE |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mid Canon: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefevre Ranch | Calcium | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mid Canon in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mid Canon | - | Mesonet station MTYEP MDT Gary Cooper Bridge in Dearborn reported 52 knot wind gust. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mid Canon | - | Mesonet station at Gary Cooper bridge near Dearborn reports wind gust to 61 mph. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mid Canon | - | Thunderstorm wind gust of 62 MPH near the MDT Dearborn sensor. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Mid Canon | - | Spotter reported flooding along Dearborn and Missouri Rivers. Water levels were highest he had ever seen. Flooding caused minor fence damage on his property. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Mid Canon | - | Hail measuring 1.00 inches (quarter sized) was reported in the Dearborn, MT area. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Mid Canon | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 1 inch diameter hail at Craig 6NNE. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Mid Canon | - | Hail covering ground near Dearborn. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Peter | 11.9 miles | 13 | |
| Cascade | 13.8 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Clair (historical) | 15.0 miles | 15 | |
| Adel | 15.7 miles | 12 | |
| Riverdale | 21.5 miles | 15 | |
| Cascade Colony | 21.5 miles | 13 | |
| Fair Haven Colony | 23.2 miles | 16 |
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 Q122556975 | 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 774134. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




