BlockParker School, Montana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1993. It lies in ZIP code area 59521. The Survey maps it on the Bowery Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Warrick quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Bowery Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Rocky Boy quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
532 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 532 fires within 5 miles of Parker School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,514 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 103 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 174 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 103 |
| Fireworks | 63 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Other causes | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Rocky Boy's Agency | TENDOY |
| 9 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Rocky Boy's Agency | STRIKE |
| 9 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Rocky Boy's Agency | JUICE |
| 7 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Rocky Boy's Agency | NO CHANCE |
| 7 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Rocky Boy's Agency | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Rocky Boy's Agency | ANDERSON |
| 5 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Chippewa Cree Tribe | ARBOR |
| 4 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Chippewa Cree Tribe | RUSTY |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boneau | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Warrick | 14.1 miles | 10 | |
| Rocky Crossing | 17.7 miles | 10 | |
| Big Sandy | 20.5 miles | 8 | |
| Eagleton | 21.2 miles | 7 | |
| Hopp (historical) | 25.4 miles | 7 | |
| Verona | 25.6 miles | 9 | |
| Lonesome Prairie (historical) | 28.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1853186. 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.