Cheyenne Crossing, South Dakota
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1961. It stands in the South Lawrence unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57754. It stands on East Spearfish Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lead quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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
- 1900 USGS Spearfish quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Spearfish quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Lead quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Cheyenne Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,277 acres in total. 55 started naturally. 2 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 | 55 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WAR EAGLE 2 |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | INTAKE |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | LOOSE BOOT |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | NO. 4 |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | CHEYENNE |
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | ICEBOX 2 |
| 4 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | HORSE |
| 28 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HIGH RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 126 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 126 workings within 5 miles of Cheyenne Crossing: 98 past producers, 17 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 3 plants. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Reward Mine | Gold, Silver, Tellurium | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Ross Hannibal Group | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Crown Hill | Tungsten, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dakota | Tungsten, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Decorah Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Gushurst and Manchester | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Hardscrabble Mine | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ulster Mine | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Alpha-Platus Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Ben Hur Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1898 |
Storms near this place
46 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cheyenne Crossing in 46 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 34 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cheyenne Crossing | 1 hurt | A woman was seriously injured from a tree falling on a camper at the Timon Campground. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Cheyenne Crossing | $5,000 | A small tornado touched down west of Iron Creek Lake. It blew down and snapped aspen, birch, and ponderosa pine trees. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | $2,000 | Large hail dented an automobile and broke a skylight in a trailer. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | Measured report from observer. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | Quarter size hail report. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cheyenne Crossing | - | Power lines and trees were downed over US Highway 14A between Cheyenne Crossing and Savoy. |
| July 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Cheyenne Crossing | - | The tornado tracked across forested terrain of the northern Black Hills for 15.5 miles. Many trees were snapped or uprooted along its path. Although the tornado itself did not cause property damage, trees were blown down onto houses and power lines. |
| June 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Cheyenne Crossing | - | The tornado tracked east from Wyoming across the northwestern Black Hills. The tornado snapped trees and caused minor structural damage. The total path length was almost 20 miles. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cheyenne Crossing | - | A tree was blown over onto US Highway 85. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cheyenne Crossing | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | Quarter sized hail fell at Savoy in Spearfish Canyon. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Heavy Rain | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Cheyenne Crossing | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hanna | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Trojan | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Terry | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Carthage (historical) | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Preston | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Ragged Top (historical) | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Englewood | 4.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1265155. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







