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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1886 USGS Fort Logan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS East Helena quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS White Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Hauser Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Canyon Ferry Dam quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Hauser Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 53 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | OREGON GULCH #3 |
| 5 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | JIMTOWN |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte Field Office | CLARKS BAY |
| 3 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | BEARD GULCH |
| 25 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | YORK HILL EAST |
| 24 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Land Office | CLARKS BAY |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Central Land Office | GOON HILL |
| 16 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | BULL RUN #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Queen | Copper, Zinc, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Eldorado Bar | Gold, Silver, Platinum, Iridium, Palladium, Gemstone, Corundum, Osmium | Past Producer | Gold, Sapphire | |
| Federal Gold Group | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Fletcher Barite Deposit | Barium-Barite, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| French Bar Placer | Sapphire, Gemstone, Gold | Producer | ||
| French Bar Underwater | Gemstone, Sapphire | Producer | ||
| Golden Slipper Lode | Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | 1928 | |
| Korizek Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Spokane Bar | Gold, Sapphire, Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Manganese | Manganese | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Ferry | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Daytown (historical) | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeside | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Cavetown | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Nelson | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Vista | 8.5 miles | 14 | |
| Old Weiss and French Place | 10.9 miles | 16 | |
| East Helena | 12.6 miles | 21 |
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.








