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Frenchtown, South Dakota

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Mount Rushmore unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57751. It lies near Horsely Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Mount Rushmore quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Frenchtown within Pennington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 21 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

356 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 356 fires within 5 miles of Frenchtown (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,418 acres in total. 98 started naturally. 14 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
Natural98
Recreation and ceremony86
Debris and open burning73
Missing data/not specified/undetermined47
Arson/incendiarism14
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Fireworks11
Equipment and vehicle use7
Other causes2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking2

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
9 September 2003Natural1.0 acresBlack Hills National ForestGRIZZLY BEAR
8 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
8 September 2002Naturalunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionBURROW RIDGE
8 September 2002Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestBARETTA
8 September 1998Naturalunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionHUGO
7 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBlack Hills National Forest650 ROAD
7 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestCALUMET DRAW
6 September 2001Naturalunder an acreMount Rushmore National MemorialLONE PINE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pennington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 126 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 126 workings within 5 miles of Frenchtown (historical): 90 past producers, 16 occurrences, 14 prospects, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Beryllium, Gold, Silver. 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
Black Hills Silica Sand Co MineSilicaProspect
Bullion Mine Pennington CountyGold, Silver, ArsenicPast Producer1877, 1930
Cuyahoga MineSulfur-Pyrite, TinPast Producer1917
Dakota Quartz PlantStone, FeldsparProducer
Dan PatchTantalum, Niobium (Columbium), MicaPast Producer
Dan Patch GroupFeldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Tantalum, ZincPast Producer1905
Edison MineLithium, Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium, TantalumPast Producer1917
Edison MineTantalum, Niobium (Columbium)Past Producer
Egyptian GroupGold, Silver, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
Etta Spodumene MineFeldspar, Mica, Lithium, Tin, Beryllium, Tantalum, TungstenPast Producer1898

Every working recorded in Pennington 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
Harney0.5 miles21
Keystone2.0 miles21
Hayward (historical)2.8 miles23
Rockerville5.0 miles19
Stratosphere Bowl6.5 miles19
Sheridan (historical)7.7 miles21
Kennedyville7.9 miles20
Clarkson Addition8.9 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1264594. 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.