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York, Montana

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Wolf Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59602. It lies near Dry Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Hauser Lake quadrangle.

York within Lewis and Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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

133 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of York between 1992 and 2020, burning about 32,117 acres in total. 53 started naturally. 4 were 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
Natural53
Recreation and ceremony39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Debris and open burning8
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Arson/incendiarism4
Fireworks4
Smoking2
Other causes2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2003Naturalunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestOREGON GULCH #3
5 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestJIMTOWN
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte Field OfficeCLARKS BAY
3 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestBEARD GULCH
25 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestYORK HILL EAST
24 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Land OfficeCLARKS BAY
18 September 1998Naturalunder an acreCentral Land OfficeGOON HILL
16 September 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHelena - Lewis and Clark National ForestBULL RUN #2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lewis and Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 37 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of York: 12 past producers, 9 occurrences, 8 producers, 6 unknowns. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Sapphire. 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
Copper QueenCopper, Zinc, LeadUnknown
Eldorado BarGold, Silver, Platinum, Iridium, Palladium, Gemstone, Corundum, OsmiumPast ProducerGold, Sapphire
Federal Gold GroupGold, Copper, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Fletcher Barite DepositBarium-Barite, LeadOccurrence
French Bar PlacerSapphire, Gemstone, GoldProducer
French Bar UnderwaterGemstone, SapphireProducer
Golden Slipper LodeSilver, Gold, CopperProspect1928
Korizek MineCopper, Gold, Silver, LeadUnknown
Spokane BarGold, Sapphire, GemstonePast Producer
Unnamed ManganeseManganeseOccurrence

Every working recorded in Lewis and Clark 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
Canyon Ferry4.9 miles18
Daytown (historical)5.1 miles18
Lakeside5.3 miles19
Cavetown5.4 miles18
Nelson7.2 miles16
Vista8.5 miles14
Old Weiss and French Place10.9 miles16
East Helena12.6 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 801724. 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.