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Shannonville, Montana

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Thompson Falls-West End census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59873. It stands on Sqaylth-kwum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Belknap quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Shannonville within Sanders County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

99 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Shannonville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 183 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 11 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
Natural40
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Arson/incendiarism11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Debris and open burning10
Recreation and ceremony9
Smoking3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLolo National ForestPROSPECT CREEK
5 September 1998Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresLolo National ForestBACK TO SCHOOL
25 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestMOUTH OF PROSPECT
21 September 1999Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreLolo National ForestFLAT IRON LANDING
20 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestMOSQUITO #2
2 September 2011Naturalunder an acreLolo National ForestMOSQUITO
2 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresLolo National ForestBLUE SLIDE
19 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestDAM ISLAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sanders County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Shannonville (historical): 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lucky LukeGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Lucky Luke MineCopper, Gold, Silver, LeadPast Producer1905
Sullivan Hill TuffStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Tindall Construction Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownKaolinProducer
Unnamed BentoniteClayUnknown

Every working recorded in Sanders County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Belknap1.6 miles13
Thompson Falls4.1 miles13
Talc5.8 miles13
White Pine8.4 miles13
Ashleys Settlement (historical)9.1 miles10
Snider9.7 miles10
Childs10.6 miles9
Eddy15.0 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1780992. 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.