BlockNewlon Junction, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Sidney census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59270. It stands on Fox Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sidney quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1909 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Sidney quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Sidney quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Newlon Junction between 2016 and 2020, burning about 4 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Eastern Land Office | PRAIRIE ELK - MCCONE |
| 15 August 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Richland County | BENNIE PEER - RICHLAND |
| 6 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Eastern Land Office | BELL |
| 28 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | TREE |
| 24 June 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | RACCOON |
| 11 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Eastern Land Office | NEUMANN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Newlon Junction: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle-Pitcher | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Fawcitt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nb Frontage Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Piche | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Sidney | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Fischer Park | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Crane | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Wooley | 8.8 miles | 8 | |
| Sears (historical) | 9.5 miles | 7 | |
| Brorson (historical) | 9.6 miles | 7 |
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 Q122570563 | 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 774606. 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.