Elmore, South Dakota
18 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 lies near Jackass Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Savoy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 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 Savoy quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
112 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Elmore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,244 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 1 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 | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WAR EAGLE 2 |
| 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 |
| 27 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DEER MOUNTAIN |
| 19 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TERRY |
| 13 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | WILDCAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 141 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 141 workings within 5 miles of Elmore: 108 past producers, 18 unknowns, 8 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 | |
| Moores, False Bottom Creek | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Ross Hannibal Group | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Decorah Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Gushurst and Manchester | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Hill | Tungsten, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dakota | Tungsten, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Eva H & Silver Tongue M.S.1144 | Gold, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| False Bottom Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Hardscrabble Mine | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Crossing | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Dacy (historical) | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Preston | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ragged Top (historical) | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Trojan | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Savoy | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Terry | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Carthage (historical) | 4.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261642. 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.







