Terry, South Dakota
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1961. It stands in the South Lawrence unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57754. It lies near Bald Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Lead quadrangle. It stands 5,922 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Lead quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
149 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Terry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,289 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WAR EAGLE 2 |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Montana/Dakotas State Office | SHEEPTAIL GULCH |
| 7 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PARTY |
| 6 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PARTY |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | CHEYENNE |
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | ICEBOX 2 |
| 30 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SKATEBOARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 259 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 259 workings within 5 miles of Terry: 175 past producers, 39 producers, 25 unknowns, 10 occurrences. 45 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphia | Manganese, Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1881, 1882 | |
| Durango Mine | Tungsten, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Gold, Silver, Wolframite | |
| Durango Mine | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Reward Mine | Gold, Silver, Tellurium | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Hidden Fortune Mine | Tungsten, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Homestake Filtration Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Iron Hill | Zinc, Silver, Silica, Manganese, Lead, Iron, Gold, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1881, 1885 | |
| Iron Hill Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Manganese | Past Producer | Gold, Vanadinite | |
| Montezuma and the Whizzers Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Moores, False Bottom Creek | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage (historical) | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Trojan | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Kirk | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Flatiron I (historical) | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lead | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Englewood | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Cartesville (historical) | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Central City | 3.2 miles | 17 |
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 Terry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20709774 | 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 1262570. 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.







