BlockSullivan, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1968. It stands in the Blackfeet Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59427. It lies near Dubray Coulee. The Survey maps it on the Emigrant Gap 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
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1901 USGS Browning quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Browning quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Emigrant Gap quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Sullivan (historical) between 1995 and 2018, burning about 316 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Blackfeet Agency | RUMNEYSFRE |
| 2 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | FAR NORTH |
| 29 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Blackfeet Agency | RUMMNEYFR |
| 26 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Blackfeet Agency | BORDERFIRE |
| 20 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | BOUNDRY RD |
| 17 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | COMBINE FIRE |
| 31 July 2007 | Natural | 250 acres | Blackfeet Agency | NORTH FORK II |
| 2 July 2014 | Fireworks | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | BOARDING SCHOOL |
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 Sullivan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas (historical) | 12.4 miles | 9 | |
| Del Bonita | 13.9 miles | 9 | |
| Big Sky Colony | 17.0 miles | 9 | |
| Wetzel | 17.3 miles | 9 | |
| Babb | 22.3 miles | 10 | |
| Saint Mary | 26.2 miles | 11 | |
| Starr School | 27.9 miles | 9 | |
| Glendale Colony | 28.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1750412. 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.