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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.

Quartz within Mineral County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

177 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural84
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Debris and open burning17
Equipment and vehicle use13
Recreation and ceremony12
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Smoking4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Other causes2
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestCOLEMANS CORNER
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land Officenot named
6 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLolo National ForestEASTFALL
6 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestRIVULET EDDY
3 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestFISH CAMP
2 September 1997Naturalunder an acreLolo National ForestTARKIO
2 September 1997Naturalunder an acreLolo National ForestSUNRISE CR
19 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreLolo National ForestDUMP FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mineral County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Quartz Creek Silica Rock DepositSilicaPast ProducerQuartz
Big Nugget PlacerGoldPast Producer
Gildersleeve PlacerGoldPast Producer
High Channel PlacerGoldOccurrencePlacer
Highbar PlacerGoldOccurrencePlacer
Highbar PlacerGoldUnknown
Meadow Creek PlacerGoldPast Producer
Meadow Creek PlacerGoldPast Producer
Meadow Creek Placer MineGoldProducerPlacer
Quartz Creek Placer MinesGoldPast Producer1875

Every working recorded in Mineral County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Tarkio2.6 miles9
Crescent City (historical)2.7 miles8
Lozeau4.5 miles8
Westfall4.9 miles8
Riverbend7.7 miles8
Cedar Mouth (historical)10.1 miles8
Amador (historical)10.1 miles8
Cyr10.2 miles10

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.