Newcomb, Montana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Butte census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59701. It stands on Little Basin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Butte South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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
- 1961 USGS Butte South quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Butte South quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Butte South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Butte South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Newcomb between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 33 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | POWER |
| 28 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | LITTLE BLACKTAIL |
| 27 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HERMAN GULCH |
| 2 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | DOG POND |
| 2 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 9 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BICYCLE |
| 8 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BOY SCOUT |
| 6 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | EAGLES NEST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Newcomb: 8 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cr 1 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Pohndorf Deposit | Semiprecious Gemstone | Unknown | ||
| Shorty | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | ||
| Shorty | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Janney Pegmatites | REE | Occurrence | Allanite | |
| Janney Pegmatites | REE | Occurrence | ||
| Anna | Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Gold Stream | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Good Luck Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Anna Mine | Gold, Silver | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newcomb in 3 storm reports between 2016 and 2019: 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Hail | Newcomb | - | A strong thunderstorm produced quarter-sized hail a few miles south of Butte, Montana during the early evening hours of July 30th. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Newcomb | - | Nickel to quarter size hail fell causing Aspen tree leaves to tear off and destroyed a bird feeder. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Newcomb | - | A spotter measured the half dollar hail after all the lightning stopped, so it could have melted down a bit. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janney | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Nine-mile | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Skones | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Floral Park | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Highview | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Williamsburg | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Silver Bow Park | 5.7 miles | 28 | |
| Butte | 5.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802149. 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.









