BlockTeton, South Dakota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the South Stanley unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57532. It stands on Yellow Shoulder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Teton quadrangle.
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.
- 1937 USGS Oahe quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Teton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Pierre quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Pierre quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Pierre quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Teton between 1999 and 2017, burning about 78 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2017 | Natural | 4.6 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WAR DRAINAGE |
| 29 July 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department | WONDERLAND |
| 21 July 2012 | Natural | 70 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BAD RIVER 1 |
| 25 November 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BUTT CA |
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 Teton: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Terrace Pits | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Pierre | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Wendte | 8.8 miles | 8 | |
| Lacy | 17.7 miles | 9 | |
| Hayes | 27.8 miles | 6 | |
| Bunker (historical) | 31.7 miles | 6 | |
| Sansarc | 31.8 miles | 6 | |
| Mission Ridge | 31.8 miles | 6 | |
| Pheba (historical) | 32.1 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261146. 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.