Navy, Montana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Dillon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59732. It stands on Lost Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1893 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Glen quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Glen quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Navy between 1992 and 2019, burning about 176 acres in total. 14 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 1996 | Natural | 100 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | EARLS GULCH |
| 7 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | DRY TIMBER |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | 33 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | TIMBER |
| 21 August 1992 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 19 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 14 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Dillon Field Office | TIMBER CANYON |
| 10 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | TIMBER CANYON |
| 7 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | EARL'S GULCH |
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 Navy: 5 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Silver, Gold, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detton Silica | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Gob Claims | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Hidden Treasure Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Len Claim | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Nyhart-Cox | Gold, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Nyhart-Cox Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Occidental Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Polly Jane Group | Silver, Lead, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Polly Jane Group | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Soap Gulch Ba Occurrence | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Barite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Birch Creek (historical) | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Sodak Mill | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Apex | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Glendale | 11.6 miles | 16 | |
| Bond | 12.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lion City (historical) | 14.9 miles | 18 | |
| Argenta | 16.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 801209. 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.








