BlockPenwells, Montana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Belgrade census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59714. It stands on Jones Creek. The Survey maps it on the Saddle Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1891 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Sedan quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Saddle Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Saddle Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Penwells (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 13 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | FAIRY LAKE |
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BUTTERMILK 5 |
| 4 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BRACKETT CREEK |
| 3 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BRACKETT CREEK |
| 29 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | FAIRY LAKE |
| 27 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | GREEN |
| 26 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | ALPINE |
| 24 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | PIE'RRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Penwells (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Uranium. 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 Pumicite | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Corbly Gulch | Uranium | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springhill | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Thomasville (historical) | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Reese Creek (historical) | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Busch | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Walker (historical) | 5.5 miles | 23 | |
| Wisner Crossing | 6.4 miles | 23 | |
| Camona | 7.0 miles | 23 | |
| Springhill Park | 8.3 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1743846. 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.