BlockWalker, Montana
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Belgrade census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59715. It stands on Walton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Miser Creek 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
12 surveys from 23 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
- 1950 USGS Belgrade quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Miser Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Bozeman quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Miser Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Walker (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 8,329 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Natural | 8,224 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BRIDGER FOOTHILLS |
| 27 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | GREEN |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gallatin County | not named |
| 22 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Gallatin County | not named |
| 2 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Gallatin County | WALKER RD |
| 2 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Flathead County | 201055 |
| 18 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Walker (historical): 1 past producer, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger Canyon Warm Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Bridger Creek Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camona | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Springhill Park | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Wisner Crossing | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Lux | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Busch | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Story | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Thomasville (historical) | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Catron | 4.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1743672. 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.