Maurice, South Dakota
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1961. It stands in the North Lawrence unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57783. It stands on Cleopatra Creek. The Survey maps it on the Maurice quadrangle.
On record in Maurice
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Homestake Mining Company Hydroelectric Plant No. 2listed 2023 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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
- 1900 USGS Spearfish quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Spearfish quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Maurice quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
Fires near this place
124 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Maurice between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,023 acres in total. 45 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 | 45 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WAR EAGLE 2 |
| 7 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Montana/Dakotas State Office | SHEEPTAIL GULCH |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Black Hills National Forest | RIM ROCK |
| 5 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BIG SPRING |
| 4 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | EIGHT BALL |
| 30 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | SWARM |
| 2 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | NORBERT |
| 19 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TERRY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 101 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 101 workings within 5 miles of Maurice: 72 past producers, 15 unknowns, 6 occurrences, 4 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Hill | Zinc, Silver, Silica, Manganese, Lead, Iron, Gold, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1881, 1885 | |
| Iron Hill Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Manganese | Past Producer | Gold, Vanadinite | |
| Lewis Lime Plant | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis Lime Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Moores, False Bottom Creek | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Strawberry Hill Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | ||
| Adelphia | Manganese, Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1881, 1882 | |
| Crown Hill Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Minnesota Group | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Spanish R | Manganese, Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1881, 1882 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Carbonate (historical) | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Ragged Top (historical) | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Preston | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Dacy (historical) | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Savoy | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Trojan | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Maitland | 5.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1262031. 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.







