Melrose Addition, South Dakota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Aberdeen City. It lies in ZIP code area 57401. The Survey maps it on the Aberdeen East quadrangle.
On record in Melrose Addition
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.
Margaret and Maurice Lamont Houselisted 1995 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1895 USGS Aberdeen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Aberdeen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Aberdeen quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Aberdeen East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Aberdeen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
72 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Melrose Addition between 2000 and 2020, burning about 443 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SHARP FIRE |
| 7 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | LOCOMOTIVE |
| 23 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | AIRPORT |
| 30 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BRAUN |
| 24 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HOLDING POND |
| 17 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TED BALE |
| 11 August 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ARFF 8/11/15 |
| 9 July 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | RAILROAD AVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Melrose Addition: 5 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Highway Dept Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eyestone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grebein Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jacobs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lindsey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mc Neary Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Orlin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pickus Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Westport Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Harlin Addition | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Deevaan Villa Development | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Jobee Acres | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Prairie Wood Village Addition | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Prairiewood Village | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Gederos Estates | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Fisher Estates | 5.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1263450. 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.




