BlockMiller Colony, Montana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Choteau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59422. The Survey maps it on the Bynum quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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.
- 1920 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Bynum quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Bynum quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Miller Colony between 2017 and 2020, burning about 25 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | CHOTEAU |
| 5 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Teton County | KESLER ASSIST |
| 31 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | CHOTEAU |
| 24 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Central Land Office | CHOTEAU |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Teton County | not named |
| 27 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Teton County | not named |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 28 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Central Land Office | CHOTEAU |
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 Miller Colony: 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Titanium, Iron, Zinc, REE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choteau Iron Deposit | Titanium, Iron, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Titanium Occurrence | Iron, REE, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Iron Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koyl | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Bynum | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Malone | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Farmington | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Truchot Hill | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Agawam | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Choteau | 9.7 miles | 11 | |
| Burton (historical) | 9.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 806959. 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.