BlockMossmain, Montana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Laurel census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59106. The Survey maps it on the Mossmain quadrangle. It stands 3,274 feet above sea level.
On record in Mossmain
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Mossman Overpasslisted 2012 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Mossmain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Billings quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
84 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Mossmain between 1994 and 2020, burning about 111 acres in total. 1 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 | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Land Office | not named |
| 11 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | I-90 MM 437 |
| 25 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Southern Land Office | SPRING CREEK |
| 25 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | EAST RAILROAD & BARNHART RD |
| 24 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Land Office | LAUREL MM433 |
| 24 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | ANDY |
| 19 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | 905 W. MAIN-LAUREL |
| 19 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | PRYOR CREEK |
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 Mossmain: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krug Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mossmain Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mossmain in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2014: 1 flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flood | Mossmain | 1 killed, $300,000 | Widespread rainfall of 2 to 3 inches with locally higher amounts fell across the Yellowstone County area during a two day period. Billings had its all-time daily rainfall record broke on May 24th with 3.12 inches. This was just a part of a record setting precipitation month for Billings which totaled 9.54 inches. This rainfall on top of an already wet month resulted in some streams and creeks over Southern Yellowstone County to overflow their banks. Flooding occurred on Blue Creek in the Briarwood area. Several homes and structures were surrounded by water on Aviemore Court where some voluntary evacuations occurred. In addition, the Briarwood Golf Course was inundated with water.||Pryor Creek was out of its banks resulting in water spilling over a dike in a low lying area of Huntley. Fly Creek near Pompey was out of its banks and flooded a roadway leading to town. Flooding occurred along most of Pryor Creek between the towns of Pryor and Huntley. In addition, county officials reported that Pryor Creek Road Bridge between Interstates 90 and 94 was washed out.||Blue Creek Subdivision at Jene Helene Avenue flooded many homes and the Briarwood Golf Club May 20th-22nd. This resulted in the Billings Fire Department issuing voluntary evacuation orders. In addition, flash flooding occurred in Billings on May 24th forcing many road closures downtown and causing large boulders to fall off the Rimrocks. Flooding from Pryor Creek inundated a Huntley neighborhood and destroyed Pryor Creek Road on May 22nd. ||The Yellowstone River at Billings went above flood stage on May 25th through May 26th. The river crested at 13.92 feet on May 26th. ||In addition, a man operating a backhoe trying to save his house, drowned near Pryor Creek. The roadway had washed out from underneath the backhoe.||Damage estimates based on FEMA reviews and Individual Assistance approvals. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Mossmain | - | 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.
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 Mossmain | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6916682 | 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 774416. 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.