Milltown, Montana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Missoula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59851. It stands on Blackfoot River. The Survey maps it on the Southeast Missoula quadrangle. It stands 3,287 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1903 USGS Bonner quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Southeast Missoula quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Missoula East quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Southeast Missoula quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
412 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 412 fires within 5 miles of Milltown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 785 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 202 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 52 |
| Natural | 46 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 8 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | CRAZY TRAIL FIRE |
| 7 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | MM 3 HWY 200 |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | ST. LAWRENCE CREEK |
| 6 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | CRAZY CANYON CAMPFIRE |
| 5 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Milltown: 4 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Limestone, General, Brick Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Deposit In Northeast Missoula | Brick Clay | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Juniper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Stock Pile | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Douglas Creek Placer | Gold | Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Western Materials Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Riverside | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Bonner Junction | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Bonner | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Carols Court | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Mountain View Court | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Piltzville | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Pinegrove | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| East Missoula | 3.3 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Milltown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q17379953 | 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 787441. 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.







