BlockWillow Crossing, Montana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Otter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59003. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Willow Crossing 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.
- 1954 USGS Hardin quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hardin quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hardin quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Willow Crossing quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Lame Deer quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Willow Crossing quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Willow Crossing between 1994 and 2020, burning about 685 acres in total. 29 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | CAPRA |
| 21 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | RED SHALE |
| 7 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | SPUR |
| 30 August 2017 | Natural | 18 acres | Miles City Field Office | PASS |
| 27 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | SHY |
| 27 August 1999 | Natural | 25 acres | Miles City Field Office | COLEMAN |
| 25 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | WILLOW |
| 22 August 1994 | Natural | 20 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Willow Crossing: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 793367. 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.