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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.

Sweeney Creek within Ravalli County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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

133 since 1992

Regional 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 ceremony36
Natural33
Debris and open burning28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking2
Fireworks2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Other causes1

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 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBitterroot National ForestBLACKJACK
30 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBitterroot National ForestBASS OVERLOOK
29 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBitterroot National ForestBASS CREEK
25 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBitterroot National ForestSITE 22
24 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBitterroot National ForestONE HORSE FIRE
2 September 2009Naturalunder an acreBitterroot National ForestCARLTON CREEK
14 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRavaIIi County441 TIE CHUTE LN
9 August 2016Naturalunder an acreBitterroot National ForestBASS FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ravalli 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 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
One HorseZinc, Silver, LeadProspect
Unnamed Pubmice OccurrencePumiceOccurrence
Wild MapleZinc, Gold, Lead, SilverProspect

Every working recorded in Ravalli 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
Kenspur1.2 miles14
Florence1.5 miles13
Bitterroot Pines2.2 miles13
Bitter Root (historical)3.5 miles14
Bitterroot Court6.8 miles14
Stevensville7.0 miles14
Apple Blossom Court7.4 miles14
Eight Mile (historical)7.6 miles18

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.