Moiese, Montana
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Flathead Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59824. It stands on Mission Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dixon quadrangle.
On record in Moiese
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
St. Joseph's Catholic Churchlisted 1999
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Moiese between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,597 acres in total. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | National Bison Range | BITTERROOT TRAIL |
| 3 September 2017 | Fireworks | under an acre | Flathead Agency | MOIESE |
| 28 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead Agency | DUNES#1 |
| 22 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 478 acres | Flathead Agency | D HILL |
| 18 September 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8.0 acres | Flathead Agency | DUBLIN |
| 16 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead Agency | FOUST |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead Agency | MOSS RANCH |
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | National Bison Range | TOWER 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Moiese: 5 unknowns. 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 | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moiese in 5 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moiese | $50,000 | Multiple large, mature Colorado spruce and ponderosa pine trees were blown down along with smaller deciduous trees across the Mission Valley. Shingle damage also occurred on several homes with power outages in Pablo. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Moiese | $5,000 | Ping pong size hail, very heavy rain, and gusty winds were reported at the National Bison Range. A hay crop was destroyed near St. Ignatius. Hail damaged an RV roof. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Moiese | - | The public reported two rounds of hail in and around the Bison Range. They reported wind gusts to 53 mph with the first round of hail. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Moiese | - | A thunderstorm outflow boundary triggered another cell that grew in strength over higher terrain west of Moiese. This thunderstorm produced hail one inch in diameter, as reported by personnel at the National Bison Range. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moiese | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlo | 6.8 miles | 6 | |
| Ravalli | 7.9 miles | 6 | |
| Post Creek | 9.2 miles | 6 | |
| Saint Ignatius | 9.8 miles | 7 | |
| Allentown | 10.2 miles | 6 | |
| Round Butte | 11.0 miles | 8 | |
| Kicking Horse | 11.9 miles | 6 | |
| Ronan | 14.0 miles | 8 |
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 Q122567524 | 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 774316. 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.



