BlockSpurling, Montana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Laurel census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59044. The Survey maps it on the Laurel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Laurel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Laurel quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Billings quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
71 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Spurling between 2006 and 2020, burning about 3,458 acres in total. 3 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 | 58 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | MOHR LN |
| 8 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.1 acres | Southern Land Office | OLD MILL |
| 7 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.1 acres | Southern Land Office | PC #106 |
| 25 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Yellowstone County | CHIEF WHITE BIRD TRL |
| 25 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Yellowstone County | WHITE TRAIL |
| 25 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | EAST RAILROAD & BARNHART RD |
| 24 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Southern Land Office | LAUREL MM433 |
| 2 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,271 acres | Stillwater County | FALLING STAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Spurling: 3 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krug Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mossmain Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Park City Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spurling in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Flood | Spurling | - | Some low-land flooding occurred along the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone in Laurel. Yellowstone County Department of Emergency Services reported that Byam Road in Laurel was closed during the morning of the 27th as water greater than 6 inches in depth was flowing over the road. |
| March 2014 | Flood | Spurling | - | County officials reported that some streams and creeks were running high, and in some areas, water was running over roadways and flooding fields. Some roads became impassable. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spurling | - | Winds gusted to 63 mph 4 miles southwest of Laurel. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spurling | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph was reported 4 miles southwest of Laurel. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Spurling | - | no account filed |
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.
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 Q122570066 | 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 777097. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.