BlockSpion Kop, Montana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Geyser census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59447. The Survey maps it on the Byrne Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1890 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000
- 1897 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Byrne Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Belt quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Byrne Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Spion Kop between 2018 and 2020, burning about 2,702 acres in total. None 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 | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 4 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Cascade County | BAKER POWER LINE |
| 2 February 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2,700 acres | Judith Basin County | EAGLE ROCK ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Spion Kop: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mann (historical) | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Raynesford | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Geyser | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Kibbey (historical) | 9.5 miles | 16 | |
| Merino | 13.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hughesville | 13.9 miles | 16 | |
| Barker | 14.8 miles | 16 | |
| Surprise Creek Colony | 16.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 806978. 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.