BlockGregory, South Dakota
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1957. It stands in the South Lawrence unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57754. It lies near Greens Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Minnesota Ridge quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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
- 1901 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Minnesota Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Gregory (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Black Hills National Forest | MCINERNY |
| 8 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | CUSTER CROSSING |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | WILBUR |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | KILLOERN |
| 3 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | FOX FLATS |
| 16 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | MINNESOTA |
| 8 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BUSKALA |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | SWEDE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Gregory (historical): 36 past producers, 6 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Silver, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnotite Cave | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Manke Claim | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Standby Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Custer Peak Copper Co Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Jungle Mine | Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Blue Bird Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Pyrite | |
| Cochrane Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Gold, Silver | |
| Gold King Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1879 | |
| King of the West | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Marigold Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nahant | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Diamond City (historical) | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Dumont | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Brownsville (historical) | 8.2 miles | 20 | |
| Roubaix | 8.8 miles | 20 | |
| Hanna | 8.9 miles | 17 | |
| Woodville | 9.0 miles | 17 | |
| Benchmark | 9.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1264560. 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.