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Berne, South Dakota

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the West Custer unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57730. It stands on Laughing Water Creek. The Survey maps it on the Berne quadrangle.

Berne within Custer County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

185 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Berne between 1992 and 2020, burning about 543 acres in total. 89 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
Natural89
Debris and open burning40
Recreation and ceremony18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Other causes4
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2016Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestCHOPPER
5 September 2000Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestBUCKHORN MTN
5 September 2000Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestLOUES CREEK
5 September 2000Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National Forest385
5 September 1995Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestROUND
5 September 1992Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestBUCKHORN
5 September 1992Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestSIMKINS
4 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestBUGTOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Custer County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 167 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 167 workings within 5 miles of Berne: 95 past producers, 32 prospects, 31 occurrences, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Mica, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Spar MineFluorine-FluoriteProducer
Big Spar No. 1 MineFeldspar, Mica, BerylliumPast ProducerBeryl, Muscovite
Black DiamondMica, TungstenProspect
Clara BelleGold, Tin, SilverPast Producer1886
Clara BelleGold, Tin, SilverUnknown
Crown MineMica, Beryllium, Feldspar, TantalumPast Producer1879
First Find ClaimTin, Niobium (Columbium)Prospect1890
Forest City ClaimTin, Silver, GoldOccurrence1886, 1901
High Climb MineFeldspar, Beryllium, Mica, Lithium, TantalumPast Producer1932, 1934
Highland LodeTantalum, Niobium (Columbium), MicaPast Producer

Every working recorded in Custer County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Vestal Springs2.6 miles18
Junction Ranger Station3.6 miles18
Custer4.1 miles19
Sylvan Lake Resort4.4 miles19
Danoby (historical)5.8 miles18
Fourmile6.2 miles17
Sanator8.5 miles16
Blue Bell10.8 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261259. 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.