Perma, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Flathead Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59859. It stands on Camas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Perma quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Perma quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Perma quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Perma quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
98 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Perma between 1992 and 2020, burning about 32,932 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 13 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 | 46 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead Agency | THREE LAKES PEAK |
| 6 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 250 acres | Flathead Agency | SEEPAY RD |
| 4 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead Agency | PAINTEDROC |
| 22 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Flathead Agency | JALAPENO SEEPAY |
| 13 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Flathead Agency | VANDERBURG 1 |
| 12 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Flathead Agency | SEEPAY POST |
| 10 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Flathead Agency | SEEPAY 2 |
| 10 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Flathead Agency | SEEPAY 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Perma: 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Mine | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| New Deal Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Perma Sill Nickel Deposit | Nickel | Unknown | ||
| Allen Property Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| New Deal Mine | Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Palin Mine | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Palin Mine | Copper | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Perma in 1 storm report in 2007: 1 hail. 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 2007 | Hail | Perma | - | Emergency Management reported nickel size hail in Perma. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowles | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Camas Prairie | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| McDonald | 7.1 miles | 6 | |
| Island City (historical) | 10.9 miles | 8 | |
| Paradise | 11.6 miles | 9 | |
| Quinns | 11.8 miles | 8 | |
| SilĂp | 14.7 miles | 6 | |
| Old Agency | 15.5 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 788767. 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.
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.




