BlockStorrs, Montana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Bozeman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59715. It stands on Goose Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bozeman Pass 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
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1891 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Bozeman Pass quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Bozeman Pass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Bozeman Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Storrs (historical) between 1996 and 2020, burning about 99 acres in total. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 12 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 16 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | HARRISON MEADOWS |
| 9 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | GOOSE CR. |
| 6 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | HIDDEN CHESTNUT |
| 5 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | GOOSE CREEK |
| 5 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gallatin County | not named |
| 29 August 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
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 Storrs (historical): 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Creek Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West End | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Chestnut | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Lower Bridger (historical) | 6.8 miles | 22 | |
| Upper Bridger (historical) | 8.0 miles | 22 | |
| Bozeman | 10.9 miles | 22 | |
| Patterson | 11.1 miles | 22 | |
| West College Park | 12.3 miles | 22 | |
| Catron | 12.6 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1743829. 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.