Ozan, Montana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Drummond census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59832. It lies near Rattler Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Drummond quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1919 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1921 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Missoula East quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Ozan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,094 acres in total. 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | MULKEY GULCH |
| 9 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Southwestern Land Office | LYON GULCH |
| 1 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | KING MOUNTAIN |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 6 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | PACKER GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Ozan: 9 occurrences, 8 unknowns, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Pumice, Gold, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Placers | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1865 | |
| Clay Deposit In Rattle Gulch | Brick Clay | Occurrence | Feldspar, Hematite, Illite, Kaolin, Montmorillonite, Quartz | |
| Flint Creek Valley | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Occurrence | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Phosphate | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Clay Deposit Near Antelope Creek | Aluminum | Occurrence | Feldspar, Kaolin, Montmorillonite | |
| Unnamed Aluminum Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Bear Creek | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Bowles Pumicite | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Clark Fork of the Columbia River Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradman | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Bearmouth | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Drummond | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Springtown | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| New Chicago | 7.4 miles | 19 | |
| Beartown | 8.2 miles | 19 | |
| Hall | 8.3 miles | 20 | |
| Top O'Deep | 8.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 775017. 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.








