BlockMissouri Flats, Montana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Madison Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59720. It stands on Missouri Flats. The Survey maps it on the Cliff Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1950 USGS Cliff Lake quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Cliff Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Hebgen Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Cliff Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Missouri Flats (historical) between 1996 and 2018, burning about 59 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | WADE LAKE |
| 23 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | CLIFF POINT |
| 2 August 1996 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | CLIFF LAKE |
| 16 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | CLIFF LAKE |
| 16 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | SUNDANCE BENCH |
| 14 November 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | CLIFF LAKE BENCH |
| 14 November 1999 | Smoking | 12 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | SAGE BRUSH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Missouri Flats (historical): 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lake | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Grahams Place | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Schusters Place | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Abe (historical) | 18.6 miles | 23 | |
| Woodward Place | 26.0 miles | 20 | |
| Cameron | 28.8 miles | 21 | |
| Reeder Place | 30.4 miles | 15 | |
| Tate Place | 31.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1797479. 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.