BlockBard, South Dakota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hanson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57301. The Survey maps it on the Riverside quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1899 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Salem quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Bard (historical) between 1998 and 2020, burning about 233 acres in total. None 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TOWER FIRE |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | RIVERSIDE FIRE |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 4 July 2003 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 4 July 2000 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Mitchell Fire Department | DITCH |
| 8 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 29 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bard (historical): 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbrook Colony | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Riverside | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Fulton | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Alexandria | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Plano | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Rockport Colony | 9.1 miles | 11 | |
| Farmer | 11.2 miles | 11 | |
| Maywood (historical) | 13.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1264367. 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.