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.
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.
- Fourmile School No. 21listed 1991 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 17 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.
- 1896 USGS Harney Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Harney Peak quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Fourmile quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Pringle quadrangle1:62500
- 1977 USGS Mount Rushmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
195 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 72 |
| Debris and open burning | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | DEER |
| 7 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | PAINTER DAM |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BUCKHORN MTN |
| 5 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | SEVEN-MILE |
| 5 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | LOWER LIGHTNING |
| 4 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BUGTOWN |
| 3 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | DANBY |
| 2 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | CROWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 188 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | ||
| Buster Dike | Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica, Tantalum | Past Producer | 1939 | |
| Crown Mine | Mica, Beryllium, Feldspar, Tantalum | Past Producer | 1879 | |
| Eruption Lode | Lithium, Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | Amblygonite, Beryl, Feldspar, Muscovite | |
| Highland Lode | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Highview Prospect | Beryllium, Mica, Lithium | Past Producer | Amblygonite, Beryl, Lithiophilite, Muscovite, Spodumene | |
| Mayo Lode | Feldspar, Beryllium, Mica, Tantalum | Past Producer | Beryl, Columbite, Feldspar, Mica, Tantalite | |
| New York | Tin, Beryllium, Mica, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1880 | |
| New York Mine | Feldspar, Mica, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium | Producer | 1880 | |
| Rainbow No. 4 Claim | Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium | Past Producer | Beryl, Feldspar, Mica |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danoby (historical) | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Sanator | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Custer | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Berne | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Vestal Springs | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Nihart | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Junction Ranger Station | 7.9 miles | 18 | |
| Pringle | 9.6 miles | 18 |
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.





