BlockRedwater, Montana
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Circle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59215. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Buffalo Creek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 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.
- 1954 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Glendive quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Buffalo Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Redwater (historical) between 2017 and 2018, burning about 321 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.4 acres | Eastern Land Office | BLUFF |
| 11 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 287 acres | Eastern Land Office | BRUSH COULEE |
| 24 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Eastern Land Office | WHEELER |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Creek (historical) | 9.4 miles | 5 | |
| Circle | 12.6 miles | 6 | |
| Hamblin (historical) | 16.7 miles | 5 | |
| Vida | 21.3 miles | 5 | |
| Presserville (historical) | 21.3 miles | 5 | |
| Lower Summit | 22.0 miles | 7 | |
| Brockway | 24.8 miles | 6 | |
| Sand Creek (historical) | 25.3 miles | 5 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1716170. 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.