BlockPatricia, South Dakota
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the East Bennett unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57551. The Survey maps it on the Patricia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 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.
- 1955 USGS Martin quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Martin quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Patricia quadrangle1:25000
- 1983 USGS Martin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Patricia between 2000 and 2019, burning about 394 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Martin Volunteer Fire Department | COMBINE |
| 26 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 acres | Martin Volunteer Fire Department | JACQUOT |
| 12 August 2008 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | OLSEN |
| 1 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | ASA HICKS |
| 17 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Martin Volunteer Fire Department | THOMPSON |
| 29 June 2019 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TUTX001 |
| 21 June 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 29 March 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Long Valley Volunteer Fire Department | HAROLD GOOD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Patricia: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vetal | 8.8 miles | 6 | |
| Tuthill | 9.1 miles | 6 | |
| Black Eyes | 10.0 miles | 5 | |
| Bad Wound | 13.2 miles | 5 | |
| Blackpipe | 13.2 miles | 5 | |
| Martin | 14.1 miles | 5 | |
| LaCreek (historical) | 15.3 miles | 5 | |
| Harrington | 15.8 miles | 6 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Patricia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q23709411 | 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 1256965. 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.