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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.

Ward within Ravalli County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

76 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural27
Recreation and ceremony17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2018Debris and open burning5.0 acresBitterroot National ForestSAWTOOTH LANE MUTUAL AID
5 September 2009Naturalunder an acreBitterroot National ForestCAMAS 2
29 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreBitterroot National ForestOLD CAMAS
25 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined750 acresBitterroot National ForestWARD MTN
21 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreBitterroot National ForestGOLD CREEK
20 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBitterroot National ForestCAMAS 3
17 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreBitterroot National ForestHORSE
15 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBitterroot National ForestPARTY FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ravalli County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bitterroot Valley Stone QuarryMarble, DimensionProducer
Bush PlaceKaolinUnknown
Lucky StrikeQuartzProspect
Roaring Lion CreekTitanium, Iron, Thorium, ZirconiumUnknown
Sargent RanchUranium, ThoriumOccurrence
Sawtooth CreekTitanium, Iron, ThoriumUnknown
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence

Every working recorded in Ravalli County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Charlos Heights1.9 miles16
Curdys Cove3.7 miles16
Grantsdale4.0 miles16
Como4.4 miles17
Gorus6.3 miles17
Leisure Village6.4 miles16
Hamilton6.5 miles16
Riverside8.4 miles17

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.