BlockCraven Corner, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fountain Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57451. The Survey maps it on the Mina NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1899 USGS Northville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Aberdeen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Aberdeen quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Mina NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Aberdeen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Craven Corner between 1998 and 2017, burning about 273 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Edmunds County | LDL FIRE |
| 13 July 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | CRAVEN RAILROAD |
| 5 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TDO |
| 22 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MALSOM |
| 26 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Ipswich Volunteer Fire Department | CITY DUMP |
| 23 April 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | CREEK |
| 21 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Ipswich Volunteer Fire Department | TONY GAVER |
| 2 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BURGOD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Craven Corner: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craven | 0.4 miles | 8 | |
| Ipswich | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Mina | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Deerfield Colony | 9.8 miles | 8 | |
| Plainview Colony | 10.2 miles | 7 | |
| Powell | 12.3 miles | 7 | |
| Beebe | 14.3 miles | 7 | |
| Loyalton | 21.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1260992. 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.