BlockBig Bend, South Dakota
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1957. It stands in the Mount Rushmore unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57702. It lies near Powerhouse Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Pactola Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Rapid quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1898 USGS Rapid quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Rapid quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Pactola Dam quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
378 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 378 fires within 5 miles of Big Bend between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,097 acres in total. 120 started naturally. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 120 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | LABOR DAY |
| 6 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ELDER |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | HILLTOP |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WESTBERRY COURT |
| 5 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WOODLAND CT |
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | PACTOLA |
| 4 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | UPPER VICTORIA GULCH |
| 3 September 2011 | Natural | 9.2 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DEATH CORNER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Big Bend: 2 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Uranium, Uranium, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley and Nyswanger | Gold, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Copper Glance | Copper, Gold, Uranium | Past Producer | Malachite, Pyrite | |
| Dakota Lime and Brick Co. | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Dexter Claim | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Poisoned Ox Group | Uranium | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisega | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Johnson Siding | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| McGee | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Ridgeland Heights | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pactola (historical) | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| South Canyon Country Estates | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Thunderbird Homes Addition | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Clarkson Addition | 6.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261262. 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.