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Reese Creek, Montana

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Belgrade census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59714. It stands on Limestone Creek. The Survey maps it on the Miser Creek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Reese Creek within Gallatin County

On record in Reese Creek

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

12 surveys from 23 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

13 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Reese Creek (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2 acres in total. 5 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Natural5
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
20 August 2020Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestDRY FORK
18 August 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCuster Gallatin National Forestnot named
15 August 2011Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestN. COTTONWOOD
12 August 2015Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestTOM CREEK
11 August 2003Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestREESE
11 August 2000Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestCORBLY CREEK
26 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGallatin County201043
14 May 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGallatin Countynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gallatin County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Reese Creek (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Uranium. 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
Bear Creek PumicitePumiceOccurrence
Corbly GulchUraniumProspect

Every working recorded in Gallatin 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
Springhill3.1 miles23
Thomasville (historical)3.2 miles23
Busch4.2 miles23
Penwells (historical)5.0 miles20
Wisner Crossing6.0 miles23
Edilou6.1 miles22
Powers6.1 miles22
Hillman6.3 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1743842. 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.