BlockSharkeyville, Montana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Avon-Elliston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59731. It stands on East Fork Brock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Windy Rock 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
11 surveys from 22 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 quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Garrison quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Windy Rock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Sharkeyville (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 19 acres in total. 19 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | WARM SPRINGS |
| 9 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Natural | 12 acres | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | WARM SPRINGS CREEK |
| 3 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | BROCK CREEK |
| 28 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | LITTLE BALDY #2 |
| 27 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | CARTEN CREEK #2 |
| 25 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | BROCK CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Sharkeyville (historical): 4 producers, 4 past producers, 3 plants, 2 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Geothermal, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Creek Area | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Vanadium, REE, Nickel, Chromium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | 1913 | |
| Lois Mine | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Relyea Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Vanadium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1946, 1947 | |
| Silver Reef Mine | Silver, Silica | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Warm Springs Creek | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Warm Springs Creek Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1972 | |
| Warm Springs Creek Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Warm Springs Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Vanadium, REE, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1912, 1929 | |
| Anderson Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | 1929 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Creek | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Goldcreek | 6.2 miles | 23 | |
| Dutton | 6.4 miles | 23 | |
| Garrison | 8.3 miles | 22 | |
| Wall City | 8.6 miles | 23 | |
| Jens | 9.3 miles | 20 | |
| Mannix | 9.9 miles | 21 | |
| Bradley (historical) | 10.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1803368. 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.