BlockDennis, South Dakota
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Southwest Fall River unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57735. It stands on Coal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Edgemont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1902 USGS Edgemont quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Edgemont quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Dennis between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,707 acres in total. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Edgemont Volunteer Fire Department | HUDSON HILL |
| 14 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Edgemont Volunteer Fire Department | COTTONWOOD |
| 7 August 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PARK FIRE |
| 5 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BIKE |
| 4 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 4 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Edgemont Volunteer Fire Department | MP476.6 |
| 3 August 2003 | Natural | 1,155 acres | Nebraska National Forest | COTTONWOOD CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Dennis: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rosebud Sioux L-40 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Darrow #3 Pit | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Darrow Lease | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Heck Lease | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Lion #2 Pit | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Peterson Lease | Uranium | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1266796. 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.