Tigerville, South Dakota
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the West Pennington unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57745. It lies near Brushy Draw. The Survey maps it on the Medicine Mountain quadrangle. It stands 5,485 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 21 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 Hot Springs quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Custer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Medicine Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1977 USGS Mount Rushmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Medicine Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Tigerville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 636 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 4 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 | 52 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | LOG CABIN |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | GOOSEBERRY |
| 5 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | MIRACLE |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | FRINK DRAW |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | UNION |
| 3 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | RENO RESERVOIR |
| 22 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | TIGERVILLE |
| 2 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | NEWTON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 65 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Tigerville: 38 past producers, 16 occurrences, 10 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tin, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie No. 1 Lode | Tungsten, Tin, Mica, Feldspar, Graphite | Past Producer | Cassiterite, Feldspar, Graphite, Muscovite, Wolframite | |
| Black Metal Group | Tin, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Burlington Lode | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| General Harney | Tin, Mica, Beryllium, Feldspar | Past Producer | Beryl, Cassiterite, Mica | |
| Gertie | Tin, Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | Cassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite | |
| Mateen | Lithium, Tin | Past Producer | 1884, 1951 | |
| Olympia Tin Prospect | Tin, Mica | Occurrence | Cassiterite, Muscovite | |
| Tiffel Mine | Lead, Silver, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Tin Chance and Tin Chance No 1 | Tungsten, Tin, Beryllium | Prospect | 1942 | |
| Tin Spike Mine | Tin, Tungsten, Beryllium, Mica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redfern | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Reno | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Hill City | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Castleton (historical) | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Mystic | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Kennedyville | 7.2 miles | 20 | |
| Oreville | 7.6 miles | 19 | |
| Canyon City (historical) | 7.7 miles | 15 |
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 Tigerville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14709790 | 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 1265396. 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.






