BlockSaint Clair, Montana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Cascade census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59421. The Survey maps it on the Cascade 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
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1886 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Great Falls South quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Saint Clair (historical) between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1,149 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2018 | Other causes | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 29 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 29 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 16 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 23 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Central Land Office | CASCADE FARMER |
| 14 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | CASCADE FARMER |
| 1 July 2017 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | CASCADE CITY |
| 21 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Central Land Office | CASCADE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Saint Clair (historical): 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, REE, Titanium, Titanium, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titanium Occurrence | Iron, REE, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Titanium-Iron Occurrence | Iron, Titanium, REE | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Riverdale | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Fair Haven Colony | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hardy | 9.3 miles | 12 | |
| Garrison (historical) | 9.5 miles | 16 | |
| Castner Falls | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Peter | 12.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cascade Colony | 13.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1762374. 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.