Trinity, Montana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1975. It stands in the Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59633. The Survey maps it on the Silver City 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
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1889 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Elliston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Trinity (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 148 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 1 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | DRUMLUMMON |
| 10 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | TURK |
| 5 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lewis & Clark County | 279 MM8 |
| 29 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | JANICE |
| 23 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 105 acres | Central Land Office | CHEVALLIER RANCH |
| 22 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 2 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | WEST CHINA GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Trinity (historical): 11 past producers, 5 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Zinc, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ox Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Clay Deposit Near Silver Creek | Clay | Occurrence | Chlorite, Quartz | |
| Drumlummon Mine | Silver, Gold, Manganese, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | 1876 | |
| Drumlummon Mine | Gold, Silver, Beryllium, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Little Ox | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Ottawa Mine | Tungsten, Copper | Occurrence | 1900 | |
| Big Ox | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Calumet Mine | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Calumet Mine | Gold, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| China | Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver City | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Canyon Creek | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Marysville | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Gearing | 5.8 miles | 26 | |
| Gloster | 6.5 miles | 21 | |
| Bald Butte | 7.5 miles | 23 | |
| Birdseye | 8.0 miles | 26 | |
| Weed | 8.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1789241. 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.









