BlockJolly Dump, South Dakota
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the West Butte unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57717. The Survey maps it on the Jolly quadrangle. It stands 3,222 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1907 USGS Belle Fourche quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1907 USGS Redwater quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Jolly quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Belle Fourche quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Belle Fourche quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Jolly Dump between 1999 and 2018, burning about 196 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2003 | Other causes | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ARENA |
| 24 September 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.9 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 20 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Spearfish City Fire Department | JOHNSON RANCH |
| 1 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.6 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DELZER CA |
| 29 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HAY FIELD |
| 16 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.7 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SERENITY |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Jolly Dump: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat'L Alabaster Co. Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Banato Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Belle Fourche Clay Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Fourche | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Snoma (historical) | 10.1 miles | 13 | |
| Fruitdale | 10.4 miles | 13 | |
| Nisland | 17.5 miles | 12 | |
| Arpan | 17.8 miles | 9 | |
| Vale | 24.8 miles | 13 | |
| Newell | 25.1 miles | 12 | |
| Empire | 29.0 miles | 13 |
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 Q6270081 | 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 1261025. 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.