BlockRuby Gulch, Montana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lewistown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59457. It lies in Ruby Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Pike 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
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1941 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Lewistown quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Pike Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Ruby Gulch (historical) between 1995 and 2017, burning about 63 acres in total. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | VOGL |
| 24 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | NO 9 |
| 12 August 2000 | Natural | 40 acres | North Central Montana District | BLINDBREAD |
| 8 July 2005 | Natural | 1.5 acres | North Central Montana District | MAIDEN |
| 27 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | PYRAMID |
| 27 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | THE ROCK |
| 22 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | North Central Montana District | NEW YEAR |
| 21 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | KICKMEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Ruby Gulch (historical): 13 prospects, 8 past producers, 6 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bull Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Producer | 1885 | |
| Globe | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Great Falls and Judith Property | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Horeshoe and Muleshoe | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Iron Chancellor Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| No. 4 Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| S & P Mining | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Warm Springs | Gold, Silver | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Dexter Gulch Limestone | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson (historical) | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Corbly (historical) | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| New Year | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Warm Spring Creek | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Giltedge | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Andersonville (historical) | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Skaggs (historical) | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Maiden | 5.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1722908. 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.