Verona, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Big Sandy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59520. The Survey maps it on the Verona quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1919 USGS Big Sandy quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Verona quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Shelby quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Shelby quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lonesome Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Verona between 2018 and 2020, burning about 3 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chouteau County | FDH-MTLG19-237 |
| 26 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 29 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Chouteau County | FDH-MTLG19-33 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Verona: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Verona in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verona | - | Montana mesonet station Big Sandy SE (Acebsase) measured a 69 mph wind gust. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verona | - | Montana mesonet station Big Sandy SE measured a 59 mph wind gust. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verona | - | Big Sandy MT Mesonet peak gust. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verona | - | Downed power lines reported along highway 87 near Verona. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Verona | - | Hail size reported from observer after storm had passed. |
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 Sandy | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Coal Banks Landing | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Inga (historical) | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Virgelle | 8.1 miles | 10 | |
| Lonesome Prairie (historical) | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Stranahan | 11.2 miles | 14 | |
| Rocky Crossing | 11.8 miles | 10 | |
| Kenilworth | 13.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 778016. 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.




