BlockCold Spring II, 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 lies near Haven Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Pringle quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Cold Spring II
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Cold Springs Schoolhouselisted 1973 · 0.1 miles away
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.
- 1896 USGS Harney Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Harney Peak quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Pringle quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Pringle quadrangle1:62500
- 1977 USGS Mount Rushmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
176 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 176 fires within 5 miles of Cold Spring II (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 21,161 acres in total. 127 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 | 127 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BAKER GATE |
| 8 September 2002 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Black Hills National Forest | HAVEN |
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TWIN PEAKS |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SANSON 2 |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Wind Cave National Park | KEYHOLE |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BIG ROCK #2 |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | RAVEN |
| 5 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | PRINGLE #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 114 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 114 workings within 5 miles of Cold Spring II (historical): 67 past producers, 22 prospects, 18 occurrences, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Feldspar, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Lime Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dakota Feldspar | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium, Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Greene Mine | Feldspar, Lithium, Beryllium, Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Mountain Rose Mine | Feldspar, Beryllium, Mica | Past Producer | 1932, 1945 | |
| Tanner Property | Beryllium, Tantalum, Feldspar, Mica, Lithium | Past Producer | Beryl, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Spodumene | |
| Tanner Property | Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | ||
| White Elephant Mine | Feldspar, Beryllium, Tantalum | Past Producer | Beryl, Feldspar | |
| Aman Lode | Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | Feldspar, Muscovite | |
| Apex Claim | Mica, Beryllium | Past Producer | Beryl, Muscovite | |
| Bellmare No. 1 and No. 4 and Wildwood Claims | Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | Mica |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1264636. 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.