Vananda, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the North of the Yellowstone census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59327. It stands on Anderson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Vananda quadrangle.
On record in Vananda
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Vananda Historic Districtlisted 1990 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Vananda quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Hysham quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Vananda in 2017, burning about 72 acres in total. 1 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 | 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 June 2017 | Natural | 72 acres | Miles City Field Office | HORSE CREEK |
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Vananda: 3 producers, 3 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Bentonite, Clay, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonite Mine and Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hallett Minerals Pit | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Mountain States Clay Products, Inc. | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Vananda Deposit | Bentonite | Producer | 1967 |
Storms near this place
19 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vananda in 19 storm reports between 1999 and 2020: 13 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2014 | Flood | Vananda | - | Flooding as a result of an ice jam on the Yellowstone River was reported a few miles east of Hysham along Gibson and Van Olsen Roads. Some farm structures were damaged by the high water. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vananda | - | Wind gusts were estimated between 60 and 70 mph. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vananda | - | Winds were estimated between 60 and 70 mph. Some shingles were blown off a roof. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Vananda | - | The hail lasted 20 minutes. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Vananda | - | Mothball to quarter size hail was reported. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vananda | - | A thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at 60 mph 6 miles northeast of Vananda. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Vananda | - | Cars were dented from the hail. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Vananda | - | A spotter 5E Vananda in northwestern Rosebud County reported dime sized hail accumulating between 15 and 20 inches from a slow moving thunderstorm. The storm also produced flash flooding in parts of northwestern Rosebud County. |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Vananda | - | Two inches of rain fell in less than one hour just south of Vananda as a slow moving thunderstorm moved over the area. The water was up to a foot deep. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Vananda | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Vananda | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Vananda | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Vananda | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Vananda | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Vananda | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Vananda | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Vananda | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Vananda | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Flash Flood | Vananda | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finch | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Howard (historical) | 10.3 miles | 9 | |
| Ahles | 10.5 miles | 9 | |
| Nichols | 13.2 miles | 9 | |
| Cold Spring | 15.0 miles | 9 | |
| Forsyth | 19.3 miles | 9 | |
| Porcupine (historical) | 19.4 miles | 9 | |
| Orinoco | 22.7 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Vananda | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q122572993 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 777997. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





