BlockSpringdale Colony, Montana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1976. It stands in the White Sulphur Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59645. The Survey maps it on the Alkali Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1886 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Alkali Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Townsend quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Springdale Colony between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,129 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,024 acres | Central Land Office | HUSSEY CK. |
| 2 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Meagher County | RAMSPECK M.A. |
| 1 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Central Land Office | WINDY RIDGE |
| 15 May 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Butte Field Office | OHIO GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Springdale Colony: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pumice | Pumice | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calkins (historical) | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Langford City (historical) | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| White Sulphur Springs | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Buckingham | 8.8 miles | 14 | |
| Manger | 11.7 miles | 14 | |
| Moss Agate | 12.0 miles | 18 | |
| Bruce Place | 14.6 miles | 18 | |
| Moyne | 16.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802202. 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.