BlockPark Grove, Montana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the South Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59248. It lies near Scout Island. The Survey maps it on the Fort Peck quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1914 USGS Nashua quadrangle1:62500
- 1916 USGS Nashua quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Glasgow quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Glasgow quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Glasgow quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Fort Peck quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Glasgow quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Park Grove between 1994 and 2017, burning about 383 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | NATOUT1 |
| 31 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | POWERHOUSE |
| 11 August 2000 | Natural | 145 acres | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | SCOUT |
| 4 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | FLAT LAKE |
| 24 July 2013 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | HORSE PASTURE |
| 11 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | TROPHY DOE |
| 30 June 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | ARTZ COULE |
| 19 June 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | BEACH#1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Park Grove in 10 storm reports between 2000 and 2016: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Park Grove | $100,000 | A small tornado along the edge of a gust front damaged two modular homes and downed several trees in Park Grove. Many homes had some damage to awnings, and gutters and roofs. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Grove | $10,000 | A strong thunderstorm gust front uprooted cottonwood trees, and damaged roofs and siding on several modular homes in the Park Grove area. One car was destroyed when a portion of a trailer roof was blown on top of it. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Grove | $2,000 | A 55 foot evergreen tree was uprooted. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Park Grove | - | Public estimated ping pong ball sized hail near the confluence of the Milk and Missouri Rivers. |
| July 2011 | Flood | Park Grove | - | Minor flooding was diminishing as river levels were falling. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Park Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Grove | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Park Grove | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Park Grove | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Park Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Deal (historical) | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Park Dale (historical) | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| New Deal (historical) | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Square Deal (historical) | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Idlewile (historical) | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Fort Peck | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Delano Heights (historical) | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeview (historical) | 3.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 775083. 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.
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.