BlockNickwall, Montana
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1972. It stands in the North McCone census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59201. The Survey maps it on the Nickwall quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1912 USGS Chelsea quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Wolf Point quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Wolf Point quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Nickwall quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Nickwall between 1995 and 2019, burning about 74 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fort Peck Agency | FOOTBALLFIELD 14 |
| 5 August 2019 | Natural | 52 acres | Miles City Field Office | REDWATER |
| 9 July 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fort Peck Agency | TRADERS DEN |
| 30 July 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Fort Peck Agency | A. HAGADON |
| 4 June 2006 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Fort Peck Agency | STAMPEDE |
| 16 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fort Peck Agency | MCKEE |
| 6 May 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fort Peck Agency | NYGAARD LINE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley (historical) | 14.5 miles | 6 | |
| Presserville (historical) | 17.8 miles | 5 | |
| Vida | 17.9 miles | 5 | |
| Sand Creek (historical) | 23.7 miles | 5 | |
| Prairie Elk Colony | 26.1 miles | 7 | |
| Pearmond (historical) | 29.4 miles | 7 | |
| Hamblin (historical) | 31.4 miles | 5 | |
| Prairie Elk (historical) | 34.7 miles | 5 |
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 Q122591981 | 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 774628. 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.