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Stovepipe, Montana

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Frenchtown-Wye census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59834. It stands on Roman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Huson quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Stovepipe within Missoula County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

306 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 306 fires within 5 miles of Stovepipe (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 226 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 4 were 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/undetermined94
Debris and open burning85
Natural45
Recreation and ceremony37
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Equipment and vehicle use10
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Fireworks5
Arson/incendiarism4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking2
Other causes2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeCONIFER DRIVE
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeSIX MILE ROAD
3 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouthwestern Land Officenot named
25 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissoula County200248
25 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissoula Countynot named
23 September 2002Debris and open burning1.0 acresLolo National ForestBIGHORN
23 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLolo National ForestCONIFER DRIVE
22 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthwestern Land Office6 HOLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Missoula County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Stovepipe (historical): 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Diamond Mountain GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Torgelson PropertyClayProducer
Torgelson PropertyClayOccurrence

Every working recorded in Missoula County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Huson0.3 miles10
Six Mile (historical)1.6 miles10
Soudan4.1 miles8
Ninemile4.6 miles8
Frenchtown5.0 miles8
Shangville (historical)5.3 miles13
Lothrop7.0 miles13
Schilling7.8 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1781233. 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.