BlockEmpire, South Dakota
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the East Butte unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57788. The Survey maps it on the Vale SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1906 USGS Vale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Newell quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Vale quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Vale SE quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Belle Fourche quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
64 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Empire between 1998 and 2020, burning about 3,625 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FOLLETTE |
| 2 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | GUY |
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 6 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BIG HORN RD. |
| 6 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BEAR BUTTE FARMS 2 |
| 3 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Meade | NO FIRE |
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 Empire: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber Pit No 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Newell | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Nisland | 12.9 miles | 12 | |
| Snoma (historical) | 19.8 miles | 13 | |
| Fruitdale | 20.2 miles | 13 | |
| Arpan | 21.0 miles | 9 | |
| Castle Rock | 24.6 miles | 8 | |
| Belle Fourche | 28.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1259254. 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.