Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“The Silver King Ranch is a historic ranch in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, U.S.. It includes meadows and two creeks: Landers Fork Creek and Indian Meadows Creek.”
Wikipedia article Silver King Ranch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 82 National Register listings published here for Lewis and Clark County · listed in 1992 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Silver King Ranch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 37,545 acres in total. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | MARLBORO |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | COPPER |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 48 acres | Southwestern Land Office | ELK TRAIL |
| 28 September 1996 | Natural | 20 acres | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | NORTH FORK COPPER CK |
| 21 September 1996 | Natural | 1.1 acres | Southwestern Land Office | BARTLETT CK |
| 16 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest | KITCHEN STRAINER |
| 9 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Southwestern Land Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Silver King Ranch: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adele Mine | Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Byrnes Creek Copper | Copper, Silver | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lincoln, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 2000 and 2020: 9 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Lincoln | - | Mesonet station nvrm8 11.3 se Lincoln. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Lincoln | - | Lincoln Volunteer Fire Chief relayed multiple reports of flooding in and around Lincoln on April 29th and 30th. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | - | Lincoln Fire Department reported a large pine tree was downed/snapped at base by a thunderstorm wind gust. The magnitude of the gust was estimated. Also, the time and location of event were estimated via radar. Lastly, pea-size hail and 0.40-inches of rainfall in 30-minutes were also reported. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | - | Mesonet Station TT010 reported a 63 mph wind gust from a thunderstorm. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Lincoln | - | Hail measuring 1.50 inches (ping pong ball sized) and heavy rain were reported. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Lincoln | - | Quarter sized hail, measuring 1.00 inches, was reported 7 miles S of Lincoln near Stemple Pass. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 88 mph at Lincoln 3E (the Lincoln RAWS site). |
| July 2008 | Hail | Lincoln | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 inch diameter hail at Lincoln 12E. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Lincoln | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 inch diameter hail at Lincoln 25NE. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lincoln | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a 60 mph wind gust at Lincoln. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Lincoln | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 1.00 inch hail in Lincoln. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Lincoln | - | Lincoln spotter. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Lincoln | - | Funnel cloud also reported near Rogers Pass. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Lincoln | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000114 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lewis and Clark County | All 82 listed properties in this county. |
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