BlockShields, Montana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Shields Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59086. It stands on Horse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilsall quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Wilsall quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Shields between 2016 and 2019, burning under an acre in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Park County | not named |
| 19 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | PRICKLY PEAR RD |
| 20 November 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Park County | not named |
| 14 October 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Park County | HWY 89 FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Shields: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brieback Calcite Deposit | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Calcite Deposit | Calcium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilsall | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Meyersburg (historical) | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Clyde Park | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Chadborn | 11.4 miles | 18 | |
| Grannis | 15.8 miles | 18 | |
| Bensons Landing (historical) | 19.3 miles | 21 | |
| Hoppers | 20.5 miles | 20 | |
| Branding Iron Addition | 20.8 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 776486. 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.