Rocky Crossing, Montana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Big Sandy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59520. It lies near Lonesome Lake Coulee. The Survey maps it on the Box Elder quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1904 USGS Boxelder quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Boxelder quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Big Sandy quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Shelby quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Shelby quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Box Elder quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Lonesome Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
257 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 257 fires within 5 miles of Rocky Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 923 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 63 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Fireworks | 34 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Rocky Boy's Agency | CORP |
| 4 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 35 acres | Rocky Boy's Agency | WESTBENCH |
| 27 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Rocky Boy's Agency | PONY |
| 26 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Rocky Boy's Agency | CONSTRUCTION |
| 25 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Rocky Boy's Agency | AREA 41 |
| 21 September 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Rocky Boy's Agency | PRAIRIE VIEW |
| 21 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Rocky Boy's Agency | JIMMY |
| 21 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Rocky Boy's Agency | BOXELDER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Rocky Crossing: 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Lonesome Prairie (historical) | 10.6 miles | 10 | |
| Boneau | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Verona | 11.8 miles | 9 | |
| Parker School | 17.7 miles | 10 | |
| Inga (historical) | 17.8 miles | 12 | |
| Coal Banks Landing | 18.1 miles | 9 | |
| Virgelle | 19.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802175. 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.






