BlockTaft, Montana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the West End census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59830. It stands on Rainy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Saltese quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1914 USGS Avery quadrangle1:125000
- 1917 USGS Avery quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Saltese quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Saltese quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Saltese quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Taft between 1992 and 2015, burning about 24 acres in total. 27 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 | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | BRIMSTONE |
| 3 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | SALTESE |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Lolo National Forest | WEST CROW |
| 21 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | EAST CROW |
| 20 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | BORAX PILE |
| 19 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | ST. COPPER |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | COPPER GULCH |
| 13 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | MOSS CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 52 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Taft: 21 occurrences, 14 past producers, 7 unknowns, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon - Dixie Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Gold, Silver | |
| Big Elk | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Bryan | Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Crown Silver Group | Zinc, Copper, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Hemlock Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Hoodoo Property | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Hugo Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Idaho-Montana Silver Inc. | Copper, Uranium, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Idaho-Montana Silver, Inc. Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Uranium, Silver, Copper | Producer | Lead, Sphalerite | |
| Last Chance | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 791856. 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.