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Tobin, Montana

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Helena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59602. It stands on Cherry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Scratchgravel Hills quadrangle.

Tobin within Lewis and Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 28 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

156 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Tobin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,541 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined39
Natural30
Railroad operations and maintenance26
Recreation and ceremony19
Debris and open burning15
Equipment and vehicle use7
Fireworks7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Arson/incendiarism2
Other causes2
Smoking1

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
7 September 1995Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreCentral Land OfficeFORT HARRISON
6 September 2010Naturalunder an acreCentral Land OfficeROCKY PINE
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land OfficeTOBIN MA
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.7 acresCentral Land OfficeHIDDEN VALLEY MA
4 September 2010Naturalunder an acreButte Field OfficeSUNNY VISTA
3 September 1995Naturalunder an acreCentral Land OfficeSHARPTAIL
2 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined614 acresCentral Land OfficeBIRDS EYE
17 September 2017Debris and open burning98 acresCentral Land OfficeELK RIDGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lewis and Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 119 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 119 workings within 5 miles of Tobin: 62 past producers, 29 occurrences, 14 unknowns, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Lead. 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
Blue CloudTungsten, MolybdenumOccurrence
Blue Cloud DistrictLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic, Bismuth, Molybdenum, Tin, TungstenPast ProducerVEIN, TACTITE, DISSEMINATED
Come Again and Crown GroupGold, Silica, SilverUnknown
Ella MineGold, REE, ManganesePast Producer
Franklin MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Silica, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Gold
Golden Crown MineGold, Silver, Copper, AntimonyPast Producer1893
Helena Hot SpringGeothermalProducer
Helena Limestone MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Hematite Iron MineGold, Iron, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Herb WZinc, Copper, Gold, Lead, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lewis and Clark 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
Seven Mile (historical)1.1 miles28
Broadwater2.6 miles30
Dotsonville (historical)2.7 miles30
Kenwood (historical)2.8 miles30
Birdseye3.1 miles26
Iron4.1 miles28
Blue Cloud (historical)4.3 miles26
Evergreen Court4.5 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 801609. 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.