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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.

Trinity within Lewis and Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

42 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
5 September 2000Naturalunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
23 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land OfficeDRUMLUMMON
10 September 2017Naturalunder an acreCentral Land OfficeTURK
5 August 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLewis & Clark County279 MM8
29 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land OfficeJANICE
23 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined105 acresCentral Land OfficeCHEVALLIER RANCH
22 August 2002Naturalunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
2 August 2010Naturalunder an acreCentral Land OfficeWEST CHINA GULCH

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 20 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Ox MineLead, Zinc, Copper, SilverOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Clay Deposit Near Silver CreekClayOccurrenceChlorite, Quartz
Drumlummon MineSilver, Gold, Manganese, Copper, AntimonyPast Producer1876
Drumlummon MineGold, Silver, Beryllium, LeadPast Producer
Little OxLead, Silver, ZincProspect
Ottawa MineTungsten, CopperOccurrence1900
Big OxZinc, LeadProspect
Calumet MineGold, ManganesePast ProducerGold
Calumet MineGold, ManganesePast Producer
ChinaGold, 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
Silver City2.7 miles20
Canyon Creek3.5 miles21
Marysville4.6 miles21
Gearing5.8 miles26
Gloster6.5 miles21
Bald Butte7.5 miles23
Birdseye8.0 miles26
Weed8.6 miles23

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.