BlockVolcour, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Libby census division. It stands on Fivemile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Volcour Gulch 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
7 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.
- 1957 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kalispell quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Volcour quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Yaak River quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Volcour Gulch quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Volcour Gulch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Volcour (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 792 acres in total. 64 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 64 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | BARRON FDR |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | WARLAND FLATS #2 |
| 22 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | EAST RIDGE ZIEGLER |
| 19 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | ELK JAW |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | NEARLY ZIEGLER |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | NORTH ZIEGLER |
| 9 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | BLUE SKY CREEK FIRE |
| 8 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | STENERSON MTN FIRE |
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 Volcour (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 prospect, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Kenelty | Silver | Prospect | ||
| Hoyt | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Zootenai River Placer | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ural (historical) | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Warland (historical) | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Jennings | 14.3 miles | 15 | |
| Stonehill (historical) | 14.3 miles | 9 | |
| Ripley | 16.8 miles | 16 | |
| Scotchville (historical) | 17.8 miles | 15 | |
| Libby | 21.1 miles | 14 | |
| White Haven | 21.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802227. 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.