BlockWetzel, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1968. It stands in the Blackfeet Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59417. It stands on Arnoux Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wetzel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Browning quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Browning quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cut Bank quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Wetzel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Wetzel between 1993 and 2018, burning about 515 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1993 | Smoking | 120 acres | Blackfeet Agency | HOUSEMNHIL |
| 19 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | GREASEWOOD |
| 17 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | MILLER |
| 6 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | NAMELESSS |
| 5 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Blackfeet Agency | SUPPORT |
| 3 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Blackfeet Agency | DEBBIE |
| 27 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Blackfeet Agency | BROBERG |
| 25 August 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Blackfeet Agency | MILKRIVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Wetzel: 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Browning | Iron, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Horse Lake | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Titanium | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas (historical) | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Starr School | 11.4 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Mary | 14.0 miles | 11 | |
| Star | 14.6 miles | 9 | |
| North Browning | 15.1 miles | 9 | |
| Kiowa | 15.3 miles | 10 | |
| Browning | 15.7 miles | 9 | |
| Babb | 16.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 778330. 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.