James Valley Junction, South Dakota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Theresa Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57350. The Survey maps it on the Broadland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1898 USGS Huron quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Huron quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Huron quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Broadland quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Huron quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of James Valley Junction between 1999 and 2020, burning about 2,198 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BAUMAN |
| 3 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TSSCHETTER |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FANGER |
| 14 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron Wetland Management District | WEAVERFIRE |
| 10 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | NWPS |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | KUHNS |
| 29 August 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HWY 14 |
| 1 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | KLEINSAUSSER, BRENT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of James Valley Junction: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beadle County Highway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huron | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Morningside | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Broadland | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Virgil | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Wolsey | 9.7 miles | 9 | |
| Riverside Colony | 11.0 miles | 10 | |
| Sheffield | 12.0 miles | 9 | |
| Huron Colony | 13.5 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122552702 | 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 1261023. 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.




