BlockAntelope Development Area, South Dakota
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the East Todd unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57555. The Survey maps it on the Mission quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 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 Martin quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Martin quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Mission quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Mission quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
519 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 519 fires within 5 miles of Antelope Development Area between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,288 acres in total. 73 started naturally. 52 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 124 |
| Debris and open burning | 78 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 74 |
| Natural | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Fireworks | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 39 |
| Other causes | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | FLYBYE |
| 8 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Rosebud Agency | ANTELOPE |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | PRAIRIE |
| 5 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | MISSION BARREL |
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | CAR#20 |
| 4 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | LOWE BATE |
| 4 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | TWO GUYS |
| 30 September 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | OYATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Antelope Development Area: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Sioux Pit 2008 1/2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rosebud Sioux Pit 5213 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope | 0.3 miles | 5 | |
| Mission | 1.3 miles | 5 | |
| White Horse | 2.1 miles | 5 | |
| Olsonville | 12.1 miles | 5 | |
| Hidden Timber | 12.4 miles | 5 | |
| Rosebud | 12.6 miles | 5 | |
| Soldier Creek | 13.5 miles | 5 | |
| Okreek | 13.8 miles | 5 |
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 Q122559369 | 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 1264025. 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.