BlockSilver King, Montana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59639. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cadotte Creek 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
9 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Hogan quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Cadotte Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Choteau quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Dearborn River quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Cadotte Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Silver King (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 30,148 acres in total. 17 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | BEAR CREEK |
| 28 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | CADOTTE PASS |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 48 acres | Southwestern Land Office | ELK TRAIL |
| 25 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | NORTH CADOTTE CREEK |
| 21 September 1996 | Natural | 1.1 acres | Southwestern Land Office | BARTLETT CK |
| 9 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | POWDER |
| 9 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | WEST CADOTTE |
| 9 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Silver King (historical): 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rock Claims | Copper, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Adele Mine | Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Byrnes Creek Copper | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Bowl Mine | Copper | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Horse (historical) | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Frost (historical) | 14.4 miles | 13 | |
| Lincoln | 14.5 miles | 22 | |
| Clemons (historical) | 14.9 miles | 10 | |
| Lower Ellis Place | 16.3 miles | 10 | |
| Wilborn | 16.5 miles | 20 | |
| Copper Camp (historical) | 16.6 miles | 12 | |
| Upper Ellis Place | 16.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1789256. 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.