Shaws, Montana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Harrison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59735. The Survey maps it on the Harrison quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Shaws between 2017 and 2020, burning about 41 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2020 | Natural | 10 acres | Madison County | FLYING D |
| 22 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 29 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Madison County | HAYSTACK |
| 25 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Madison County | SITZ LANE-NO ACTION |
| 25 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Madison County | SITZ RANCH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Shaws: 10 occurrences, 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie and Golden Wave Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Rock and May Basket | Lead, Silver, Molybdenum | Prospect | ||
| Norwegian Gulch Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Now Property | Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Now Property | Tungsten, Uranium, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Sappington Limestone Deposit | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Rare Earth Deposit | REE, Thorium | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Link Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Harrison Iron | Iron | Occurrence | 1940 | |
| Madison C | Quartz | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Harrison Mill | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Beals | 6.0 miles | 21 | |
| Stringtown (historical) | 6.0 miles | 21 | |
| Pony | 6.1 miles | 22 | |
| Sterling | 6.8 miles | 22 | |
| Norris | 8.0 miles | 20 | |
| Red Bluff | 8.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 790301. 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.










