BlockShaw, South Dakota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Star Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57037. The Survey maps it on the Irene 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 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.
- 1898 USGS Parker quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Irene quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Freeman quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Shaw (historical) between 1999 and 2020, burning about 302 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HILLS VALLY RD CLUB |
| 10 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | NELSON DITCH FIRE |
| 3 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 14ARF25 |
| 29 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | AUNE FIRE |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | IFD |
| 24 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | RUDD |
| 22 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | GRAFF |
| 2 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BAUMBERGER |
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 Shaw (historical): 5 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Dolrup Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Henry Dutton Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peter Jonason Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sandburg Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Will Jonason 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irene | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| Wakonda | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Star Corner (historical) | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Colfax Corner | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Riverside (historical) | 9.1 miles | 11 | |
| Saybrook (historical) | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| Lodi | 11.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bluff Center (historical) | 11.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1264508. 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.