Wayne, Montana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Belt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59412. The Survey maps it on the Belt quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1890 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000
- 1897 USGS Fort Benton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Belt quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Belt NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Belt quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Belt quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Wayne between 2017 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. None 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cascade County | MONARCH TWO DOT |
| 9 July 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Central Land Office | BELT RURAL |
| 30 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Cascade County | SPRING CREEK |
| 13 July 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Cascade County | FIFE FIRE |
| 23 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Central Land Office | BELT RURAL |
| 14 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cascade County | BUMGARNER |
| 28 January 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Cascade County | 202036 |
| 28 January 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Cascade County | 202037 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wayne in 9 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Hail | Wayne | - | Reports on social media of vehicles in Wayne being dented from large hail. |
| May 2023 | Heavy Rain | Wayne | - | Rainfall of 1.88 inches fell overnight at station FW2944 BELT. |
| May 2023 | Heavy Rain | Wayne | - | Spotter reported 1.93 inches of rain that fell during the evening and overnight hours. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Wayne | - | Report from Mping. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Wayne | - | Report from MPING for 1 inch hail. |
| June 2021 | Funnel Cloud | Wayne | - | Cold air funnel reported 4 miles east of observers location. Photo provided on Twitter. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Wind gust of 50 kts/58 mph measured. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Sensor measured 58 mph wind gust. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Wayne | - | Flooding of Belt Creek in the town of Armington with several buildings and homes either threatened or under water. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks closed several Fishing Access sites in the Ulm, Craig and Great Falls area along the Smith and Missouri Rivers. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fife | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Belt | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Belton (historical) | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Armington | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Box Elder (historical) | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rogers | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Armington Junction | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Belt Creek | 7.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 802232. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








