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Quigley, Montana

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Avon-Elliston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59713. It lies near Ohio Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Ophir Creek quadrangle.

Quigley within Powell County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 24 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

19 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Quigley between 1992 and 2019, burning about 13 acres in total. 10 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
Natural10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning2

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
13 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouthwestern Land Officenot named
1 September 2016Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeDRY GULCH
9 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeGRAVELY MOUNTAIN
9 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeCORRAL CREEK
7 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeTHREE MILE CREEK
29 August 2011Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeGIMLET
26 August 2013Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeGEORGIA CREEK
2 August 1996Naturalunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeHOWARD'S DAM

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Powell County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 42 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Quigley: 18 past producers, 13 occurrences, 9 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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
ButterflyGold, Copper, Silver, AntimonyOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
Coon's TungstenCopper, TungstenOccurrenceMalachite
Fairview MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Arsenic, TelluriumPast Producer1889
Half-Way Sixmile Creek BentoniteBentoniteOccurrence
Little Daisy MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony, ArsenicPast Producer1889
Little Daisy MineGold, Antimony, Copper, Lead, SilverOccurrence
Ophir District-MontanaGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, TungstenPast Producer1860
Price Group MineGold, Copper, Silver, TungstenUnknown
Victory MineMagnesite, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Warm Springs MinePhosphorus-PhosphatesProducer

Every working recorded in Powell 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
McGillvary0.9 miles24
McDonald1.7 miles24
Blackfoot City (historical)2.8 miles24
Avon5.3 miles24
Keiley7.7 miles22
Bradley (historical)8.2 miles23
Finn8.6 miles22
Mannix11.5 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 794665. 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.