Quartz, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Superior census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59872. It stands on Nemote Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lozeau quadrangle.
On record in Quartz
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Swanson Homesteadlisted 2022 · 0.7 miles away
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
- 1960 USGS Superior quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Lozeau quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Lozeau quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Quartz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,430 acres in total. 84 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 | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | COLEMANS CORNER |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | EASTFALL |
| 6 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | RIVULET EDDY |
| 3 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | FISH CAMP |
| 2 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | TARKIO |
| 2 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | SUNRISE CR |
| 19 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | DUMP FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Quartz: 9 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Creek Silica Rock Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | Quartz | |
| Big Nugget Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gildersleeve Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| High Channel Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Highbar Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Highbar Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Meadow Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Meadow Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Meadow Creek Placer Mine | Gold | Producer | Placer | |
| Quartz Creek Placer Mines | Gold | Past Producer | 1875 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarkio | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Crescent City (historical) | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Lozeau | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Westfall | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Riverbend | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| Cedar Mouth (historical) | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| Amador (historical) | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| Cyr | 10.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 789264. 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.




