BlockAndys Acres, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mapleton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57104. The Survey maps it on the Renner quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Renner quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
116 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Andys Acres between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,892 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PETERSON |
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FULTON TREE LINE FIRE |
| 14 September 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | I90 FIRE |
| 6 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | N. KIWANIS FIRE |
| 19 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 2012-392 |
| 6 July 2007 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 6 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Andys Acres: 5 unknowns, 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartzite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Brandie Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brandon Materials | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| City of Sioux Falls Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eagle Materials Co Cactus Hills | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hayes Standard Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Heller Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| L.G.Everist Sand Pit. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Martin Sand and Gravel Pit. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow View Addition | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| McCroskey Addition | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Renner Corner | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Sorum Addition | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Sorum Heights | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Renner | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Froelich Addition | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Swanson's Tracts | 3.5 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122591759 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1264899. 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.