BlockCopper Camp, South Dakota
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the West Pennington unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57745. It lies near Mercedes Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Deerfield 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 Copper Camp
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.
- Joseph Reynolds Ranch Yard and Stage Stoplisted 2022 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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
- 1956 USGS Deerfield quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
- 1998 USGS Deerfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Copper Camp (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,708 acres in total. 37 started naturally. None was 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 | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Black Hills National Forest | FLAG MOUNTAIN |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | COYOTE 1 |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | CASTLE |
| 4 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | WHITE |
| 4 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WHITE 2 |
| 3 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BLACK FOX |
| 3 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | FOX FLATS |
| 15 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | WHITE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Copper Camp (historical): 28 past producers, 7 occurrences, 5 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Silver, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Copper Company Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Manke Claim | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Bee Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1886 | |
| Copper Cliff Company Mine | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Gopher Lode | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Carbon King | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Carbon King Group | Graphite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Copper Cliff Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | Graphite | |
| G & H Group | Graphite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Divide & Ridge Mercedes Group | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Gold, Silver |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence (historical) | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Myersville | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Rochford | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Deerfield | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Castleton (historical) | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Mystic | 8.4 miles | 16 | |
| Redfern | 10.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1264599. 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.