Sodak Mill, Montana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Dillon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59732. The Survey maps it on the Block Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1893 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Block Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Dillon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Sodak Mill between 1999 and 2019, burning about 146 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Dillon Field Office | HOG BACK |
| 21 August 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 142 acres | Dillon Field Office | BILTMORE |
| 10 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Butte Field Office | TOBYS MINE |
| 10 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Central Land Office | TOBYS MINE |
| 18 July 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | CURRENT CREEK |
| 17 March 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.8 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HOGBACK |
| 1 December 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Dillon Field Office | MCCARTNEY MOUNTAIN |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Sodak Mill: 5 prospects, 3 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccarthy Mountain Area | Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Vanadium, Uranium, Nickel, Chromium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Nyhart-Cox | Gold, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Nyhart-Cox Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Sodak Manganese Mine | Magnesite, Cobalt | Prospect | ||
| The Hogback Syncline | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Chromium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Nickel, REE, Uranium, Vanadium | Prospect | ||
| Beiber Mine | Gold | Unknown | ||
| North Big Hole Canyon | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Phosphate | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Mccartney Mtn. Phosphate Field | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Gob Claims | Manganese | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Birch Creek (historical) | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Navy | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Apex | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bond | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| East Bench (historical) | 13.0 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 14.0 miles | 16 | |
| Dillon | 14.8 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122571643 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802197. 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.







