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Renova, Montana

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Whitehall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59759. The Survey maps it on the Vendome quadrangle.

Renova within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 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

12 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Renova between 1998 and 2020, burning about 323 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
Natural5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Debris and open burning1
Other causes1

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
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresJefferson CountyHWY 55
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJefferson CountyDOWNEY
14 September 2000Natural12 acresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestFOREST
23 August 1998Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forestnot named
11 August 2015Natural52 acresButte Field OfficePERRY CANYON
28 July 1998Natural30 acresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestTEMPLE
23 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresJefferson County202066
14 July 2007Natural45 acresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestPERRY CANYON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Renova: 7 past producers, 6 occurrences, 6 prospects, 6 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Manganese, 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
Blue Grouse MineGold, Silver, Copper, LeadOccurrenceVein
Florence MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron, ChromiumPast ProducerVein
Macmasters MineGold, SilverProducer
Mary Ingaber MineGold, Copper, SilverPast ProducerVein
Perry CanyonTungstenProspect
Perry Canyon TungstenTungsten, MolybdenumOccurrenceContact Metasomatic
Unnamed Phosphorus DepositPhosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence
Blue Grouse MineGold, Copper, Lead, SilverUnknown
Bonanza FractionGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Iron Blossom Number 3Iron, ManganeseUnknown1917

Every working recorded in Jefferson 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
Piedmont1.4 miles15
Whitehall4.1 miles15
Vendome6.1 miles15
Cedric7.4 miles16
Pipestone Hot Springs7.7 miles15
Pipestone7.8 miles15
Tippet Place8.2 miles15
Sunlight8.3 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 789526. 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.