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Ollie, Montana

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Baker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59313. It stands on Fork of Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ollie quadrangle.

Ollie within Fallon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

13 since 2013

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Ollie between 2013 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 7 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
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 August 2018Natural4.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceRICHARDS FIRE
4 July 2020Naturalunder an acreFallon CountyBEAVER - FALLON
31 July 2019Naturalunder an acreFallon CountyNEILSON - FALLON
27 July 2019Natural1.2 acresFallon CountyOLLIE - FALLON
25 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFallon CountyBEAVER - FALLON
24 July 2019Naturalunder an acreFallon CountyCOTTON - FALLON
22 July 2020Equipment and vehicle use14 acresFallon CountyRISING - FALLON
2 July 2017Natural1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceSB FIRE

Every fire recorded in Fallon County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Ollie: 11 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lignite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
North American UraniumUranium, LigniteOccurrence
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Burmac Exploration Corp.UraniumOccurrence
Cox LeaseUraniumOccurrenceTyuyamunite
Cox LeaseUraniumOccurrenceStratabound
Cox and Neary RanchesUraniumOccurrenceStratabound
Stark LeaseUraniumOccurrenceStratabound
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Fallon County

Storms near this place

46 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ollie in 46 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 28 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2021HailOllie-The wind-driven hail broke windows on the house.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindOllie-The wind-driven hail broke windows on the house.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindOllie-Some siding was blown off a house.
June 2016HailOllie-Half dollar size hail fell near Ollie damaging several house windows.
May 2013HailOllie-Dime to golf ball size hail measuring 3 inches deep was reported.
May 2013HailOllie-Hail accumulated to several inches deep.
May 2013Flash FloodOllie-Very heavy rain along with several inches of hail resulted in flash flooding. About a foot of water flowed over Ollie Road just east of Highway 7. In addition, several cattle were killed due to the rapid rise of flood waters.
June 2013Tornado (EF0)Ollie-The public reported a tornado that touched down twice along Big Hill Road in extreme northeast Fallon County.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindOllie-Thunderstorm winds pushed 1200 pound round hay bales through two fences.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindOllie-The gust was measured by the Cannonball Creek RAWS.
June 2010Flash FloodOllie-A very heavy thunderstorm produced about five inches of rain during the late evening hours on the 16th. This resulted in flash flooding on Beaver and Spring Creeks.
June 2010HailOllie-Hail lasted for ten minutes.
June 2005Tornado (F0)Ollie-Large tornado. No reports of damage.
June 1999HailOllie-Golf ball size hail was reported in Ollie.
May 2024HailOllie-no account filed
July 2023HailOllie-no account filed
July 2023HailOllie-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindOllie-no account filed
July 2023HailOllie-no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindOllie-no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindOllie-no account filed
July 2022HailOllie-no account filed
July 2022HailOllie-no account filed
July 2020HailOllie-no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindOllie-no account filed
July 2017HailOllie-no account filed
May 2016Thunderstorm WindOllie-no account filed
June 2016Thunderstorm WindOllie-no account filed
June 2016HailOllie-no account filed
July 2016HailOllie-no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindOllie-no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindOllie-no account filed
June 2015Thunderstorm WindOllie-no account filed
September 2015HailOllie-no account filed
July 2014HailOllie-no account filed
August 2013Thunderstorm WindOllie-no account filed
July 2013HailOllie-no account filed
June 2010HailOllie-no account filed
June 2010HailOllie-no account filed
June 2009HailOllie-no account filed
June 2009HailOllie-no account filed
June 2009HailOllie-no account filed
June 2009HailOllie-no account filed
July 2009HailOllie-no account filed
June 2005HailOllie-no account filed
July 2003HailOllie-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Fallon County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cabin Creek18.0 miles8
Baker18.4 miles8
Plevna25.8 miles8
Westmore30.7 miles8
Willard30.9 miles8
Webster37.6 miles8
Knobs (historical)41.4 miles8
MacKenzie (historical)44.5 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 774958. 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.