BlockCanyon City, South Dakota
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1957. It stands in the West Pennington unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57732. It lies near Spurgeon Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Silver City 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
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1894 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Canyon City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 521 acres in total. 64 started naturally. 3 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 | 64 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | TRESTLE |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Black Hills National Forest | BROAD GULCH |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | GIMLET |
| 6 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BEAR GULCH |
| 5 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BOARDING |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | MASCOT |
| 5 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | EMPRESS |
| 4 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HAVEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Canyon City (historical): 23 past producers, 8 occurrences, 6 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Gold, Lead, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Lode | Gold, Antimony, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Black Eagle Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Gold, Silver | |
| Diana Mine | Gold, Silver, Antimony, Lead | Past Producer | Jamesonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Duggans Shaft | Lead, Silver, Gold, Antimony | Prospect | ||
| Grand View Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Homelode | Gold, Silver, Lead, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Jenny Gulch Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Jenny Gulch Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Tiffel Mine | Lead, Silver, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Calabogia Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystic | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Silver City | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Castleton (historical) | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Merritt | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Redfern | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Pactola (historical) | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Rochford | 6.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261404. 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.