Varney, Montana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Madison Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59729. It stands on Wigwam Creek. The Survey maps it on the Varney quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1888 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Varney quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Varney quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Ennis quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Varney quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Varney between 1994 and 2019, burning about 4 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.3 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | KELLY RANCH |
| 31 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Madison County | ODELL |
| 25 July 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | DOUBTFUL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Varney: 12 occurrences, 5 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Manganese, Kyanite, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Mine | Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Vetter Deposit | Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | Muscovite | |
| Iron Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Iron Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Tait Mountain Claims | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Yellowstone Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | ||
| Gulch A Pegmatites | Kyanite, Mica | Occurrence | Kyanite, Muscovite | |
| Rim Rock Deposit | Mica, Feldspar | Occurrence | 1941 | |
| Unnamed Kyanite Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Kyanite Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Woodward Place | 6.9 miles | 20 | |
| Ennis | 8.2 miles | 29 | |
| Jeffers | 8.6 miles | 29 | |
| Summit | 9.0 miles | 20 | |
| Virginia City | 10.7 miles | 21 | |
| Central City (historical) | 11.4 miles | 21 | |
| Adobe (historical) | 13.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 792682. 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.











