BlockSix Mile, Montana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Frenchtown-Wye census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59846. It stands on Corral Creek. The Survey maps it on the Huson 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
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Alberton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Huson quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Huson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
299 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 299 fires within 5 miles of Six Mile (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 322 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 86 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 |
| Natural | 50 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 40 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | CONIFER DRIVE |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | RIDGEWOOD DRIVE #2 |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | SIXMILE CREEK |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | SIX MILE ROAD |
| 26 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | NINE WHITETAIL |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missoula County | 200248 |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missoula County | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Lolo National Forest | BIGHORN |
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 Six Mile (historical): 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torgelson Property | Clay | Producer | ||
| Torgelson Property | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huson | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Stovepipe (historical) | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Soudan | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Ninemile | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Shangville (historical) | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Lothrop | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Frenchtown | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Schilling | 9.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1781237. 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.