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Wickes, Montana

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Boulder census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59638. It lies near Finn Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Wickes quadrangle.

Wickes within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 29 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

58 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Wickes between 1994 and 2020, burning about 12,528 acres in total. 31 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
Natural31
Debris and open burning11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Firearms and explosives use1

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 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land Officenot named
5 September 2001Naturalunder an acreButte Field OfficeCORBIN
4 September 2007Natural14 acresCentral Land Officenot named
4 September 2000Naturalunder an acreButte Field OfficeSTAGECOACH
27 September 2020Firearms and explosives useunder an acreCentral Land OfficeKADY
26 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCentral Land OfficeCLANCY CREEK
20 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresCentral Land OfficeGOLCONDA ROAD
9 August 2006Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestNURSERY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 203 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 203 workings within 5 miles of Wickes: 103 past producers, 37 prospects, 27 occurrences, 21 unknowns. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Lead, Silver. 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
Alahambra DistrictGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Manganese, Zinc, Silica, Uranium, Arsenic, MolybdenumPast Producer1921, 1957
Alta MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silica, Gold, AntimonyPast Producer1869
Baltimore MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, ArsenicPast Producer1885
Beaverton RanchCopper, UraniumOccurrence
BerthaSilver, Lead, Copper, Gold, ZincPast Producer
Bertha MineCopper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Bismuth, AntimonyPast Producer1917
Big ChiefLead, Zinc, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Big Chief Mine GolcondaLead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, AntimonyPast Producer1958
Bismarck MineSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, GoldPast ProducerGalena, Gold, Sericite, Sphalerite
Black Jack MineZinc, Gold, Lead, SilverProducerUnknown

Every working recorded in Jefferson 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
Portal1.2 miles29
Amazon2.0 miles29
Glenbeg (historical)2.7 miles30
Corbin3.1 miles29
Comet4.4 miles30
Jefferson City4.8 miles29
Kyle5.3 miles29
Rieder5.7 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 793263. 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.