BlockPownal, Montana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Denton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59424. It lies near Ole Coulee. The Survey maps it on the Pownal quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1890 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000
- 1897 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Pownal quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Belt quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Pownal between 1992 and 2017, burning about 245 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | SQUAREBUTE |
| 7 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | NO 7 |
| 28 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 208 acres | Northeastern Land Office | STRAND |
| 18 August 1992 | Natural | 15 acres | North Central Montana District | SQUARE TOP |
| 1 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 20 July 2012 | Natural | 18 acres | North Central Montana District | ARROW |
| 15 July 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | North Central Montana District | ELK RUB |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pownal in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pownal | - | Montana mesonet station Coffee Creek N. Although no lightning was observed at the time of the wind, the wind was most certainly driven by instability. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pownal | - | Mesonet station MTM15 measured 61 mph wind gust. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pownal | - | Part of an 8000 bushel grain bin twisted and ripped off. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Pownal | - | Hail 1.00 inches (quarter sized) reported about 6 mi N of Coffee Creek, MT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee Creek | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Denton | 14.6 miles | 8 | |
| Hoosac | 21.0 miles | 8 | |
| Samples Crossing | 26.9 miles | 8 | |
| Everson (historical) | 27.3 miles | 8 | |
| Danvers | 28.4 miles | 8 | |
| Deerfield Colony | 29.4 miles | 8 | |
| Ware | 32.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 775430. 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.