BlockSeven Mile, Montana
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Helena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59602. It stands on Cherry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Scratchgravel Hills 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
14 surveys from 28 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.
- 1889 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Helena quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1899 USGS Helena Special quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Helena and Vicinity quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Scratchgravel Hills quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
166 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 166 fires within 5 miles of Seven Mile (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,537 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 3 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 | 40 |
| Natural | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Central Land Office | FORT HARRISON |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | TOBIN MA |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.7 acres | Central Land Office | HIDDEN VALLEY MA |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Butte Field Office | SUNNY VISTA |
| 30 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Central Land Office | RODNEY RIDGE |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | SHARPTAIL |
| 27 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | not named |
| 2 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 614 acres | Central Land Office | BIRDS EYE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 117 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 117 workings within 5 miles of Seven Mile (historical): 61 past producers, 29 occurrences, 14 unknowns, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cloud | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Blue Cloud District | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic, Bismuth, Molybdenum, Tin, Tungsten | Past Producer | VEIN, TACTITE, DISSEMINATED | |
| Come Again and Crown Group | Gold, Silica, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Come Again and Crown Groups | Gold, Silver, Silica | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ella Mine | Gold, REE, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Franklin Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Silica, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Gold | |
| Golden Crown Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | 1893 | |
| Helena Hot Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Helena Limestone Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Hematite Iron Mine | Gold, Iron, Lead, Silver | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin | 1.1 miles | 28 | |
| Kenwood (historical) | 2.0 miles | 30 | |
| Broadwater | 2.1 miles | 30 | |
| Dotsonville (historical) | 2.4 miles | 30 | |
| Evergreen Court | 3.5 miles | 28 | |
| Helena | 3.8 miles | 30 | |
| Iron | 3.9 miles | 28 | |
| Birdseye | 4.1 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1789262. 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.