BlockParker, Montana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Townsend West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59643. It lies near Keating Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Parker quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1886 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Radersburg quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Parker quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Parker in 2019, burning about 3 acres in total. 1 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2019 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | JOHNNY GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 39 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Parker: 11 occurrences, 10 past producers, 8 unknowns, 7 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebird | Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Crow Creek | Titanium, Iron, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Delome Deposit | Gold, Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Donald Dee | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gopher | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Highland Mary | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Iron Cross Mine | Iron | Producer | ||
| Jo Jo Prospect | Tungsten, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| John Polk Pumicite | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Keating Group | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1866 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Creek City (historical) | 0.1 miles | 19 | |
| Radersburg | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Holker | 8.6 miles | 19 | |
| Toston | 8.8 miles | 15 | |
| Hassel | 9.2 miles | 17 | |
| Townsend | 10.7 miles | 17 | |
| Brewer | 11.3 miles | 15 | |
| Lombard | 12.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 775088. 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.