BlockIndian Hill Division, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Split Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57005. The Survey maps it on the Brandon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brandon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
60 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Indian Hill Division between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,782 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FULTON TREE LINE FIRE |
| 14 September 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | I90 FIRE |
| 9 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 2012-429 |
| 7 July 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 2012-392 |
| 6 July 2007 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 July 2007 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 July 1999 | Fireworks | 22 acres | McLaughlin Volunteer Fire Department | DUMPSTER / GRASS |
| 4 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Indian Hill Division: 7 past producers, 6 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartzite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quartzite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quartzite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wisconsin Granite Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brandon City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brandon Materials | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| City of Sioux Falls Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eagle Materials Co Cactus Hills | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eagle Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Hayes Standard Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Ridge Development | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Lakes Addition | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| Ingberg Tracts | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cactus Heights | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Brandon | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| East Sioux Falls | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Split Rock Heights | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Anderson Subdivision | 3.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1264930. 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.