BlockSixmile Crossing, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the East Powder River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59317. It stands on Rough Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oliphant Butte quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Oliphant Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Sixmile Crossing between 2000 and 2012, burning about 1,269 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Miles City Field Office | POWDER |
| 13 August 2012 | Natural | 1,116 acres | Miles City Field Office | CROW |
| 23 July 2000 | Natural | 150 acres | Miles City Field Office | ROUGH |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powderville | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Olive | 20.2 miles | 7 | |
| Broadus | 20.4 miles | 8 | |
| Coalwood | 21.2 miles | 7 | |
| Epsie | 27.8 miles | 8 | |
| Cameron Crossing | 33.8 miles | 7 | |
| Moores (historical) | 36.1 miles | 8 | |
| Stacey | 37.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 776592. 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.