BlockSpring Valley, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Flathead Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59860. It lies near Irvine Flats. The Survey maps it on the Buffalo Bridge 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
5 surveys from 8 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 Flathead Lake quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Buffalo Bridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Polson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Spring Valley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,007 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 1 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 | 34 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead Agency | SOUTH BUFF |
| 16 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 392 acres | Flathead Agency | IRVINE FLATS 1 |
| 12 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Flathead Agency | ALMOST |
| 1 September 2004 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Flathead Agency | MOSSRANCH |
| 1 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | SNIDER |
| 9 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead Agency | IRVIN |
| 9 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead Agency | JETTE 1 |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | 30 acres | Flathead Agency | WALKING HORSE |
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 Spring Valley (historical): 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Arm | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Snowberg Court | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Kerr | 8.5 miles | 7 | |
| Jette | 8.7 miles | 7 | |
| Rocky Point | 9.6 miles | 7 | |
| Elmo | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Polson | 10.0 miles | 7 | |
| Lindisfarne | 10.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1796836. 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.