Ward, Montana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Hamilton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59840. It stands on Camas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hamilton South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Hamilton South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Ward between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,751 acres in total. 27 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 | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Bitterroot National Forest | SAWTOOTH LANE MUTUAL AID |
| 5 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | CAMAS 2 |
| 29 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | OLD CAMAS |
| 25 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 750 acres | Bitterroot National Forest | WARD MTN |
| 21 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | GOLD CREEK |
| 20 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | CAMAS 3 |
| 17 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | HORSE |
| 15 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | PARTY FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Ward: 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Marble, Dimension, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitterroot Valley Stone Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Bush Place | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Lucky Strike | Quartz | Prospect | ||
| Roaring Lion Creek | Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium | Unknown | ||
| Sargent Ranch | Uranium, Thorium | Occurrence | ||
| Sawtooth Creek | Titanium, Iron, Thorium | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlos Heights | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Curdys Cove | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Grantsdale | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Como | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Gorus | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Leisure Village | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Hamilton | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Riverside | 8.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 792809. 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.







