Marietta, South Dakota
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Southwest Fall River unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57735. It lies near Bennett Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Burdock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1902 USGS Edgemont quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Burdock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Marietta between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5,818 acres in total. 42 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 | 42 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2005 | Natural | 12 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SISTERS #3 |
| 5 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | DRIFTWOOD |
| 4 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BURLINGTON DAM |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MARIETTA #2 |
| 13 September 1994 | Natural | 30 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BREAKNECK HILL |
| 9 August 2003 | Natural | 80 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | D TOMPSON |
| 9 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Philip Volunteer Fire Department | ROSS WILLIAMS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Marietta: 38 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marietta Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Apple Pie | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Barber | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Barker and Howell | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Bear Lodge | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Bits | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Chip | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Coal Canyon 6de | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Coal Canyon Lode | Uranium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdock | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Dudley | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Edgemont | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Dennis | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Minnekahta | 12.5 miles | 15 | |
| Igloo | 13.5 miles | 13 | |
| Provo | 14.7 miles | 13 | |
| Rocky Ford | 18.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1262021. 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.




