BlockWarr, Montana
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Grass Range census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59032. The Survey maps it on the Tyler 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
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Roundup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Roundup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Musselshell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Warr (historical) between 1999 and 2018, burning about 1,000 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | DURFEE HILLS |
| 28 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | North Central Montana District | DURFEE HILL |
| 24 July 1999 | Natural | 1,000 acres | North Central Montana District | WILLOW 1 |
| 14 November 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Central Montana District | ESCAPED CAMP FIRE |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Warr (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Hot Spring | Geothermal | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battrick (historical) | 6.7 miles | 6 | |
| Darrel (historical) | 8.2 miles | 6 | |
| Becket | 12.2 miles | 6 | |
| Grass Range | 13.4 miles | 8 | |
| Dryland (historical) | 14.1 miles | 8 | |
| Ayers Ranch Colony | 16.6 miles | 8 | |
| Forestgrove | 17.5 miles | 12 | |
| Chippewa (historical) | 18.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1722959. 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.