Savoy, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Harlem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59526. The Survey maps it on the Savoy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Savoy quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Dodson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Savoy between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5,317 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fort Belknap Agency | OLDTHUNDER |
| 23 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | CHUCKWAGON |
| 20 September 1994 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fort Belknap Agency | POWER POLE |
| 18 September 2000 | Smoking | 2.5 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | DEMOB |
| 12 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fort Belknap Agency | 4 CHAIRS |
| 10 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | SWATHER |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.3 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | RTE 6 |
| 7 August 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Fort Belknap Agency | BRIDGE2 |
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 Savoy: 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 | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Savoy in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savoy | $200,000 | Significant damage to a farm occurred. Two grain bins were destroyed, two roofs heavily damaged, barns heavily damaged, a few windows were reported to be blown out. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogtown (historical) | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Coburg | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Newtown | 11.3 miles | 7 | |
| Fort Belknap Agency | 11.8 miles | 7 | |
| Harlem | 13.4 miles | 11 | |
| North Harlem Colony | 13.6 miles | 11 | |
| Turner Colony | 20.4 miles | 7 | |
| Wing (historical) | 21.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 776238. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




