BlockPershing, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Alzada-Boyes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59324. The Survey maps it on the Stagville Draw 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
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Stagville Draw quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
20 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Pershing (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 3,362 acres in total. 15 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 | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | SUGARBOW |
| 2 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | RUSSELL SPRING |
| 7 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | DUGAN DRAW |
| 7 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Miles City Field Office | FORD |
| 6 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 51 acres | Carter County | RAMME |
| 4 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | SMOKEY |
| 29 August 2007 | Natural | 17 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BLACKHAWK |
| 14 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | HIDDEN SPRINGS |
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 Pershing (historical): 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Aggregate, Light Weight. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekalaka Lignite Field | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Site K Gravel Deposit | Aggregate, Light Weight | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Dale (historical) | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Elgin (historical) | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Ekalaka | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Beaver Flats (historical) | 10.2 miles | 9 | |
| Chalk Buttes (historical) | 12.2 miles | 9 | |
| Belltower | 12.2 miles | 8 | |
| Ridgeway | 18.7 miles | 8 | |
| Mill Iron | 18.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1688715. 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.