Sanator, South Dakota
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the West Custer unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57730. It stands on Well Pole Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cicero Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1896 USGS Harney Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Harney Peak quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Cicero Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Pringle quadrangle1:62500
- 1977 USGS Mount Rushmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
227 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 227 fires within 5 miles of Sanator between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,824 acres in total. 114 started naturally. 1 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 | 114 |
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | ROSE QUARTZ |
| 8 September 2002 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Black Hills National Forest | HAVEN |
| 7 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | DEER |
| 7 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | PAINTER DAM |
| 6 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | GRAHAM |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DEER MEADOW |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | LOST |
| 3 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | ROSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 270 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 270 workings within 5 miles of Sanator: 146 past producers, 64 prospects, 50 occurrences, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bebington Group | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Gold, Silver | |
| Bebington Group | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Beecher Lode | Lithium, Beryllium, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Black Hills Sand Co Cliff Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Buster Dike | Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica, Tantalum | Past Producer | 1939 | |
| Custer Mountain Lode | Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica, Lithium, Tantalum | Past Producer | Beryl, Feldspar, Lepidolite, Mica, Spodumene | |
| Dike No. 2 Mine | Feldspar, Lithium, Mica | Occurrence | Feldspar, Mica, Spodumene | |
| Eruption Lode | Lithium, Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | Amblygonite, Beryl, Feldspar, Muscovite | |
| Longview | Lithium, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium) | Past Producer | ||
| Lookout Mine | Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | Beryl, Columbite, Feldspar, Mica |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nihart | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Fourmile | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Custer | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Pringle | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Blue Bell | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Cold Spring II (historical) | 7.4 miles | 18 | |
| Berne | 8.5 miles | 18 | |
| Danoby (historical) | 8.6 miles | 18 |
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 Sanator | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22609268 | 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 1262357. 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.





