Sweeney Creek, Montana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Stevensville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59833. It stands on Larry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stevensville 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
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1912 USGS Missoula quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Stevensville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Missoula West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Stevensville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Sweeney Creek (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 646 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 36 |
| Natural | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | BLACKJACK |
| 30 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | BASS OVERLOOK |
| 29 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | BASS CREEK |
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | SITE 22 |
| 24 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | ONE HORSE FIRE |
| 2 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | CARLTON CREEK |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | RavaIIi County | 441 TIE CHUTE LN |
| 9 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | BASS FIRE |
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 Sweeney Creek (historical): 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Horse | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Pubmice Occurrence | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Wild Maple | Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenspur | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Florence | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bitterroot Pines | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bitter Root (historical) | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Bitterroot Court | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Stevensville | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Apple Blossom Court | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Eight Mile (historical) | 7.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1803053. 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.







