South Yankton, Nebraska
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Precinct 2. It lies in ZIP code area 68730. The Survey maps it on the Gavins Point Dam quadrangle.
On record in South Yankton
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Meridian Bridgelisted 1993
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Gavins Point Dam quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Yankton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of South Yankton between 1999 and 2017, burning about 159 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WINTER FIRE |
| 5 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MOOSE FIRE |
| 4 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TURMAN FIRE |
| 3 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BINDER RIDGE |
| 24 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | STATE 50 1 |
| 22 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BELFAST STREET FIRE |
| 2 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WEST 23 STREET |
| 17 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TRAIL FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of South Yankton: 7 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Portland Cement Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bohlmann Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crosley Sand & Gravel Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Old Allen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sparks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aten | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Menominee | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Saint Helena | 8.4 miles | 10 | |
| Constance | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Fordyce | 10.6 miles | 9 | |
| Bow Valley | 12.2 miles | 9 | |
| Bow Valley Mills | 13.7 miles | 10 | |
| Wynot | 14.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 833629. 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.




