Norris, Montana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Harrison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59745. It stands on Burnt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Norris quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Norris quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Norris quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Norris quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Norris between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,483 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 181 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 15 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,871 acres | Madison County | MOCCASIN DR. |
| 15 September 2020 | Natural | 10 acres | Madison County | FLYING D |
| 14 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 727 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BEAR TRAP |
| 5 August 2004 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BEAR TRAP RIDGE |
| 23 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,870 acres | Madison County | BRADLEY CREEK |
| 17 August 2018 | Natural | 70 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Natural | 150 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BAR Z |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 54 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 54 workings within 5 miles of Norris: 30 past producers, 9 producers, 9 unknowns, 3 prospects. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayles | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Birdie | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Boaz Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1870 | |
| Boaz Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Calamount | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Florence | Zinc, Gold, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Galena | Gold, Silver, Iron, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Galena Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Antimony | Past Producer | Bornite | |
| Gold Reef | Gold, Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Golden Link Mine | Molybdenum, Tungsten | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Norris in 2 storm reports between 2004 and 2006: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norris | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Norris | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bluff | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Sterling | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Shaws | 8.0 miles | 21 | |
| Cowboys Heaven | 8.5 miles | 28 | |
| McAllister | 8.8 miles | 29 | |
| Watkins | 10.3 miles | 29 | |
| Harrison | 10.5 miles | 21 | |
| Harrison Mill | 11.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 774669. 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.











