BlockFairview Heights, South Dakota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Yankton unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57078. It lies near Sego Island (historical). The Survey maps it on the Tabor SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Tabor SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Yankton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Fairview Heights between 1999 and 2018, burning about 905 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WINTER FIRE |
| 28 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | LOST FIRE3 |
| 10 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | NEDVED |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | KOZY STATION |
| 3 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BINDER RIDGE |
| 25 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Yankton Volunteer Fire Department | ACORN |
| 24 July 2017 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ZIMMERMAN HAY FIELD |
| 2 July 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DRIVEWAY FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Fairview Heights: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosley Sand & Gravel Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Western Portland Cement Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northshore Development | 0.2 miles | 10 | |
| Oak Hills Addition | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Lakeport | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Napa Junction | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Yankton | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Utica | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Lesterville | 12.5 miles | 11 | |
| Mission Hill | 13.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1263474. 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.