Powderville, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Broadus census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59345. It stands on W L Creek. The Survey maps it on the Powderville quadrangle. It stands 2,828 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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
- 1979 USGS Powderville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Powderville between 2000 and 2016, burning about 4,225 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Natural | 4,180 acres | Miles City Field Office | SIXMILE |
| 6 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Miles City Field Office | NATURAL |
| 26 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Southern Land Office | SARPY CREEK |
| 11 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Eastern Land Office | BROADUS WEST - ROSEBUD |
| 8 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Eastern Land Office | RICHARDS-ROSEBUD |
| 8 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Eastern Land Office | BROADUS EAST - ROSEBUD |
Storms near this place
15 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Powderville in 15 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Hail | Powderville | - | Facebook Report . |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powderville | - | Several Cottonwood trees were blown down due to winds estimated at 70 mph. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Powderville | - | Water was reported flowing over several roads. A report indicated 4 inches of rain fell within 3 hours. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Powderville | - | Widespread flooding was reported across low lying areas. Flooding along Pilgrim Creek was also reported. Residents were stranded on the Broadus side of Pilgrim Creek as water became too deep to drive through. Water was also reported to have covered several rural roads with a foot of water. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powderville | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was estimated. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Powderville | - | A few hailstones up to quarter size with winds around 60 mph damaged a house. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powderville | - | Part of a barn roof was peeled off along with extensive tree damage occurred do to strong winds. Hail up to the size of quarters was also reported. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Powderville | - | The hail ranged in size from pea to quarter size. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Powderville | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powderville | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Powderville | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Powderville | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Powderville | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Powderville | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powderville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixmile Crossing | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Coalwood | 25.3 miles | 7 | |
| Olive | 26.2 miles | 7 | |
| Broadus | 26.7 miles | 8 | |
| Epsie | 33.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cameron Crossing | 37.6 miles | 7 | |
| Stacey | 41.2 miles | 9 | |
| Moores (historical) | 42.4 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Powderville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14704756 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 775415. 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.
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.




