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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1937 USGS Thompson Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Thompson Falls quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Thompson Falls quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Belknap quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Thompson Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Belknap quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 40 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | PROSPECT CREEK |
| 5 September 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Lolo National Forest | BACK TO SCHOOL |
| 25 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | MOUTH OF PROSPECT |
| 21 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | FLAT IRON LANDING |
| 20 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | MOSQUITO #2 |
| 2 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | MOSQUITO |
| 2 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Lolo National Forest | BLUE SLIDE |
| 19 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | DAM ISLAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Luke | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Luke Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1905 | |
| Sullivan Hill Tuff | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Tindall Construction Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Bentonite | Clay | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Thompson Falls | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Talc | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| White Pine | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Ashleys Settlement (historical) | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Snider | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| Childs | 10.6 miles | 9 | |
| Eddy | 15.0 miles | 10 |
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.







