BlockSmithson, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the North Garfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59318. The Survey maps it on the Germaine Coulee West 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 9 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 Jordan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Germaine Coulee West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Sand Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Smithson (historical) between 1995 and 2019, burning about 27,842 acres in total. 20 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | 48 acres | Miles City Field Office | ANDERSON |
| 11 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10,031 acres | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | ALKALIE |
| 1 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | SANDBORN C |
| 1 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | SANBURN |
| 31 August 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Miles City Field Office | WAYLON |
| 29 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | RUNDLE |
| 29 August 2001 | Natural | 44 acres | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | WEDNESDAY |
| 20 August 1995 | Natural | 40 acres | Miles City Field Office | 7W |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecaha (historical) | 8.9 miles | 7 | |
| Ross Hall | 16.6 miles | 7 | |
| Metersville (historical) | 16.6 miles | 7 | |
| Benzien | 18.0 miles | 7 | |
| Hazny (historical) | 19.5 miles | 7 | |
| Tindall (historical) | 25.3 miles | 7 | |
| Blackfoot (historical) | 25.5 miles | 7 | |
| Bruce (historical) | 29.5 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1715957. 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.