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Royston, Montana

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Butte-Silver Bow South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59727. It lies near Gold Hill. The Survey maps it on the Mount Humbug quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Royston within Silver Bow County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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

35 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Royston (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 145 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 1 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
Natural15
Recreation and ceremony10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
17 September 2013Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestLITTLE CAMP CREEK
17 September 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forestnot named
5 August 1994Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forestnot named
29 August 2015Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestCOYOTE HILL
25 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestCAMP CREEK #2
25 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestCAMP CREEK #1
25 August 2013Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestRED CAMP
24 August 2002Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestDIVIDE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Silver Bow County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of Royston (historical): 39 past producers, 11 unknowns, 9 occurrences, 3 prospects. 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
Bear Cat ProspectGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Butte Highlands MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincPast Producer1866, 1867
Day and Harvey MineSilver, Copper, GoldPast Producer1867
Gold Hill Group MineGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer1909
Highland View ClaimGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Talc-SoapstonePast Producer1931
Moose CreekLimestone, GeneralUnknown
Moose Creek-Fish Creek TraverseGold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Peabody MineSilver, LeadPast Producer
TemplemanGold, Silver, Zinc, LeadUnknown
Templeman ClaimGold, Lead, Zinc, SilverPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite

Every working recorded in Silver Bow 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
Moose Town3.0 miles16
Highland City (historical)3.1 miles16
Red Mountain (historical)3.4 miles15
Johnson9.3 miles16
Grace10.7 miles16
Woodin10.8 miles16
Janney10.9 miles15
Nine-mile10.9 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1797814. 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.