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Fourmile, South Dakota

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the West Custer unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57730. The Survey maps it on the Fourmile quadrangle.

Fourmile within Custer County

On record in Fourmile

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

195 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 195 fires within 5 miles of Fourmile between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,378 acres in total. 72 started naturally. 2 were 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
Natural72
Debris and open burning52
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Recreation and ceremony23
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Other causes3
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2016Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestDEER
7 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestPAINTER DAM
5 September 2000Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestBUCKHORN MTN
5 September 1992Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestSEVEN-MILE
5 September 1992Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestLOWER LIGHTNING
4 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestBUGTOWN
3 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestDANBY
2 September 2001Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestCROWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Custer County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 188 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 188 workings within 5 miles of Fourmile: 121 past producers, 34 prospects, 25 occurrences, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Spar MineFluorine-FluoriteProducer
Buster DikeBeryllium, Feldspar, Mica, TantalumPast Producer1939
Crown MineMica, Beryllium, Feldspar, TantalumPast Producer1879
Eruption LodeLithium, Beryllium, Feldspar, MicaPast ProducerAmblygonite, Beryl, Feldspar, Muscovite
Highland LodeTantalum, Niobium (Columbium), MicaPast Producer
Highview ProspectBeryllium, Mica, LithiumPast ProducerAmblygonite, Beryl, Lithiophilite, Muscovite, Spodumene
Mayo LodeFeldspar, Beryllium, Mica, TantalumPast ProducerBeryl, Columbite, Feldspar, Mica, Tantalite
New YorkTin, Beryllium, Mica, FeldsparPast Producer1880
New York MineFeldspar, Mica, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), BerylliumProducer1880
Rainbow No. 4 ClaimMica, Feldspar, BerylliumPast ProducerBeryl, Feldspar, Mica

Every working recorded in Custer County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Danoby (historical)4.2 miles18
Sanator4.5 miles16
Custer4.7 miles19
Berne6.2 miles18
Vestal Springs6.6 miles18
Nihart6.9 miles16
Junction Ranger Station7.9 miles18
Pringle9.6 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261691. 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.