BlockChautauqua, South Dakota
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lake View Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57042. It stands on Park Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Madison quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Lake Madison quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Salem quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Chautauqua between 1999 and 2017, burning about 291 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Madison Wetland Management District | HANSE HOUSE |
| 4 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | US HIGHWAY 115 AND 281ST |
| 13 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 8 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 42 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 3 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 2 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Madison Wetland Management District | HANSEN WF |
| 1 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HODNE |
| 30 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Chautauqua: 3 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilde Pipe & Gravel, Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lake County Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Matson Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Peninsula Park | 3.6 miles | 6 | |
| Smiths Park | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Wentworth | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Prairie Village | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Franklin | 6.1 miles | 6 | |
| Brant Lake | 7.0 miles | 7 | |
| Rustic Acres Colony | 7.7 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1267255. 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.