BlockValley, Montana
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Whitehall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59759. It stands on Pony Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilson Park 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
13 surveys from 28 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 Boulder quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1899 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1903 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Boulder quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Butte quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Wilson Park quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Butte North quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Wilson Park quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Valley (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 727 acres in total. 16 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 | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | HARRY |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | WILSON PARK |
| 14 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BASS |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | STATE CK |
| 9 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | FORCELLA |
| 7 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | POTTER |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | GROUSE CREEK |
| 19 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | SPRING CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Valley (historical): 6 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Lead, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bi-Metallic | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Limespur Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Mountain Queen Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Uranium | Past Producer | 1939, 1956 | |
| Mountain Queen Mine | Copper, Uranium, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Twohy Property | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Silver Bell | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Bell Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold | Occurrence | Galena, Gold | |
| St. Anthony Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Foot (historical) | 7.2 miles | 28 | |
| Tippet Place | 7.6 miles | 15 | |
| Paul Place | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Sunlight | 10.0 miles | 16 | |
| Whitehall | 10.6 miles | 15 | |
| Pipestone | 10.6 miles | 15 | |
| Pipestone Hot Springs | 10.8 miles | 15 | |
| Welch | 12.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1762641. 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.