Smead, Montana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Thompson Falls-West End census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59853. It stands on Smeads Creek. The Survey maps it on the Smeads Bench 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 14 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.
- 1920 USGS Libby quadrangle1:125000
- 1930 USGS Libby quadrangle1:125000
- 1932 USGS Libby quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Smeads Bench quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Libby quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Smeads Bench quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Smead (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,039 acres in total. 30 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | MM7 |
| 7 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | SOLDIER CREEK |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | FORKED DEER |
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | not named |
| 24 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | BIG EDDY |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | BASIN COPPER |
| 13 September 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | COAL |
| 13 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Smead (historical): 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Lead, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Property | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Holliday | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Holliday Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1939, 1961 | |
| Red Fir Claims | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| White Star | Calcium, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Miller | Copper, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Miller Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| White Star Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noxon | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Heron | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Cedar (historical) | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| Tuscor | 12.0 miles | 12 | |
| Larchwood | 16.9 miles | 12 | |
| Trout Creek | 18.7 miles | 13 | |
| Childs | 25.8 miles | 9 | |
| White Pine | 27.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1780988. 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.








