Mountain Plains, South Dakota
20 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 lies near Fish Hatchery Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Spearfish quadrangle.
On record in Mountain Plains
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 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Spearfish Post Office (Old)listed 1999 · 0.3 miles away
Spearfish Fisheries Centerlisted 1978 · 0.9 miles away- Hatchery Building and Visitor Centerlisted 1993 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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 Spearfish quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
Fires near this place
134 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Mountain Plains between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,342 acres in total. 41 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 | 41 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BADGER |
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Black Hills National Forest | RIM ROCK |
| 6 September 2003 | Other causes | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 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 |
| 22 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 17 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HOOF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Mountain Plains: 13 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold, Gold, Silver, Lead, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. B. Hellings Property | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Iron Hill | Zinc, Silver, Silica, Manganese, Lead, Iron, Gold, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1881, 1885 | |
| Lewis Lime Plant | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis Lime Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Spanish R Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Spearfish Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Spearfish Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Strawberry Hill Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | ||
| Adelphi Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Adelphia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spearfish | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Carbonate (historical) | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Maurice | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Victoria | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Maitland | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Ragged Top (historical) | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Preston | 7.8 miles | 18 | |
| Lancaster City (historical) | 7.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2804707. 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.







