Galena, South Dakota
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1961. It stands in the South Lawrence unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57732. It lies near Butcher Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Deadwood South quadrangle. It stands 4,790 feet above sea level.
On record in Galena
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 1 record
- Galena Schoollisted 1999
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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.
- 1894 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Sturgis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Sturgis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Deadwood South quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Galena between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,463 acres in total. 46 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PARTY |
| 6 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Black Hills National Forest | THOMPSON |
| 6 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BUTCHER |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | UGLY SNAG |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | STAN |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Black Hills National Forest | ANCHOR HILL |
| 30 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BEEMER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 104 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 104 workings within 5 miles of Galena: 79 past producers, 10 unknowns, 6 prospects, 5 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Lead, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1878 | |
| Belle Eldridge Gold Mine Inc. | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1878, 1937 | |
| Belle Eldridge Gold Mines | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Bion Mine | Gold, Silver, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Double Rainbow Or Richmond - Sitting Bull | Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver | Producer | Chalcopyrite | |
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Groshong Mine | Silver, Lead, Vanadium | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Hardin Properties | Gold, Iron, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Hoffman Iron Deposit Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1948 | |
| Horseshoe - Comet Mine | Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Replacement |
Storms near this place
31 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Galena in 31 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 27 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Flood | Galena | $1,000,000 | Heavy rain caused flooding in Whitewood and Spearfish. Water covered Highway 85 south of Interstate 90. Flooding was observed along Whitewood Creek, False Bottom Creek, Bear Butte Creek, Spearfish Creek, and their tributaries. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galena | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galena | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galena | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph at Brownsville. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Galena | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia (historical) | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Roubaix | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Boulder Canyon | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Brownsville (historical) | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Elizabethtown (historical) | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Chinatown | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Pluma | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Deadwood | 5.6 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Galena | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q15221299 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1265226. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







