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Soudan, Montana

8 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 Ninemile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alberton quadrangle.

Soudan within Missoula County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

267 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Soudan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 276 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 2 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 burning82
Missing data/not specified/undetermined64
Natural40
Recreation and ceremony24
Railroad operations and maintenance14
Equipment and vehicle use13
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Fireworks6
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeCONIFER DRIVE
7 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreLolo National ForestRIDGEWOOD DRIVE #2
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeSIX MILE ROAD
29 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreLolo National ForestNATURAL PIER BRIDGE
28 September 2014Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresLolo National ForestDONKEY ALLEY
25 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissoula County200248
23 September 2002Debris and open burning1.0 acresLolo National ForestBIGHORN
23 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLolo National ForestCONIFER DRIVE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Missoula County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Soudan: 2 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Beryllium, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Rock Placer ClaimGoldOccurrencePlacer
White Cap ProspectBerylliumProspect
Torgelson PropertyClayProducer
Torgelson PropertyClayOccurrence

Every working recorded in Missoula County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ninemile0.6 miles8
Six Mile (historical)2.6 miles10
Shangville (historical)2.9 miles13
Lothrop3.5 miles13
Huson3.9 miles10
Stovepipe (historical)4.1 miles10
Stark8.8 miles9
Frenchtown9.1 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802198. 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.