Quigley, Montana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Drummond census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59825. It stands on Brewster Creek. The Survey maps it on the Grizzly Point quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1903 USGS Bonner quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Ravenna quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Missoula East quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Grizzly Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Grizzly Point quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Quigley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 23,570 acres in total. 96 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 | 96 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | WELCOME CR II |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Lolo National Forest | SAWMILL CR |
| 10 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missoula County | 200144 |
| 9 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | SOLOMON RIDGE |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | BREWSTER #8 |
| 9 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | 4TH OF JULY |
| 9 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | BOBCAT CREEK |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | BEAR GULCH |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Quigley: 8 unknowns, 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alps District | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Pumice, Tungsten | Past Producer | FISSURE VEINS, PLACER, VOLCANIC | |
| Brewster Spar Mine | Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Gold Bug | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Hidden Treasure Mine | Gold, Tungsten | Producer | Unknown | |
| Argo Mine | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Past Producer | Ferberite, Gold, Wolframite | |
| B and J Claim | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| N. Pacific Ry. Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Rock Creek | Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Sliderock Mountain Pumice Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | Pumice | |
| Unnamed Pumice Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenna | 9.4 miles | 18 | |
| Eightmile Saddle | 9.9 miles | 18 | |
| Baird (historical) | 10.0 miles | 18 | |
| Nimrod | 10.9 miles | 20 | |
| Byrne | 12.1 miles | 20 | |
| Bearmouth | 18.1 miles | 20 | |
| Beartown | 20.6 miles | 19 | |
| Stump Town (historical) | 21.9 miles | 19 |
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 Quigley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65051067 | 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 789299. 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.








