BlockPowers, Montana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Belgrade census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59714. The Survey maps it on the Belgrade quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1888 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Belgrade quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Belgrade quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Powers between 2018 and 2020, burning about 4 acres in total. None 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Custer County | 201062 |
| 17 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 17 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 15 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gallatin County | not named |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gallatin County | not named |
| 31 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 3 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Powers: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rader Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Cazier Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Cazier Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrade | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Busch | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Wisner Crossing | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Camona | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Nelsons Crossing (historical) | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Cowan | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Holland | 5.8 miles | 21 | |
| Kerns | 5.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802166. 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.