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Tomahawk, South Dakota

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the South Lawrence unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57759. It lies near Green Draw. The Survey maps it on the Nemo quadrangle.

Tomahawk within Lawrence County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

111 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Tomahawk between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,409 acres in total. 39 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
Natural39
Recreation and ceremony32
Debris and open burning15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Other causes1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2019Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestLOST FIRE
9 September 2010Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestSTEAMBOAT
3 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestDIAMOND DALE
29 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
24 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestSTEAMBOAT
20 September 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestSTEAMBOAT #3
2 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestBOULDER
16 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestWONDERBAR

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lawrence County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Tomahawk: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ama Queen MineSilver, GoldOccurrenceGold, Silver
CalabogiaSilver, LeadProspect
Cf&I PitIronProducer
Lucky StrikeGold, SilverPast ProducerPlacer
Lucky StrikeGold, SilverPast Producer
Safe InvestmentGold, SilverPast Producer
Safe Investment MineGold, SilverOccurrenceReplacement

Every working recorded in Lawrence County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Novak1.3 miles17
Nemo1.8 miles17
Greenwood1.8 miles17
Channing (historical)2.1 miles17
Benchmark2.8 miles17
Roubaix8.5 miles20
Brownsville (historical)9.8 miles20
Diamond City (historical)10.0 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1262601. 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.