BlockMontanapolis Springs, Montana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Livingston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59047. It stands on East Fork Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Knowles Peak 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
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1891 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Emigrant quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Knowles Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Gardiner quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Knowles Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Montanapolis Springs (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 9 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | EAST DAM |
| 15 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Park County | MILE 575 |
| 8 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | PASSAGE CREEK |
| 24 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | WEST FORK MILL CREEK |
| 21 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | MILL CREEK |
| 19 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | EAST FORK |
| 17 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | EAST FORK MILL CREEK |
| 15 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | CONLIN GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 71 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 71 workings within 5 miles of Montanapolis Springs (historical): 25 prospects, 24 unknowns, 17 occurrences, 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice C. | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Arrastra Ridge Area | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Barbara Anne Prospect | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Bismuth | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Bornite | Gold, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Burnt Creek | Nickel, Chromium | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Group | Copper, Nickel, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Queen | Copper, Gold, Platinum, Nickel, Silver, Arsenic | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Queen Prospect | Copper, Silver, Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Galena Queen | Gold, Lead, Silver, Manganese | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hot Shot 3-5 | Calcium, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White City | 6.4 miles | 21 | |
| Chico Hot Springs | 6.9 miles | 21 | |
| Chico | 7.4 miles | 21 | |
| Pray | 7.7 miles | 20 | |
| Chicory | 9.6 miles | 20 | |
| Emigrant | 9.7 miles | 21 | |
| North Glastonbury | 10.9 miles | 22 | |
| Merriman | 10.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1743370. 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.