BlockSaybrook, South Dakota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bethel Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57072. The Survey maps it on the Gayville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Sioux City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Gayville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Yankton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Saybrook (historical) between 1999 and 2020, burning about 533 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle 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 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MEDIAN I |
| 31 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Volin Volunteer Fire Department | HULT |
| 26 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Volin Volunteer Fire Department | ALVIN LIEN |
| 13 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | UNAUTHORIZED BURN |
| 5 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 29 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BRANICK |
| 14 April 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Volin Volunteer Fire Department | GAME PRESERVE |
| 9 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Saybrook (historical): 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knutsen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gorset Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Knutsen Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oursland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Volin Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Center (historical) | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Wakonda | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Westreville | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Meckling | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Colfax Corner | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Star Corner (historical) | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lodi | 9.0 miles | 18 | |
| Riverside (historical) | 9.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1264503. 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.