BlockSaypo, Montana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Choteau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59422. It stands on Jefferson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Theboe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1903 USGS Saypo quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Theboe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Lake Theboe quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Saypo between 2000 and 2017, burning about 2,282 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2000 | Natural | 1,980 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | EAR MTN |
| 28 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | GLEASON |
| 21 February 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 7 October 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Southwestern Land Office | KROHN LAKE |
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 Saypo: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: REE, Iron, Titanium, Iron, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron-Titanium Occurrence | REE, Iron, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Theboe Lake - Fowler Creek | Iron, Titanium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackleaf | 14.2 miles | 11 | |
| Miller Colony | 16.7 miles | 11 | |
| Koyl | 17.3 miles | 11 | |
| Bynum | 17.9 miles | 11 | |
| Rockport Colony | 18.4 miles | 12 | |
| Truchot Hill | 19.9 miles | 11 | |
| Choteau | 20.3 miles | 11 | |
| Choteau Junction | 20.6 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122565519 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 790097. 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.