Virginia, South Dakota
20 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 57732. It stands on Strawberry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Deadwood South quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Virginia
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Galena Schoollisted 1999 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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
- 1899 USGS Sturgis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Sturgis 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 Deadwood South quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Virginia (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,636 acres in total. 44 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 | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PARTY |
| 6 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Black Hills National Forest | THOMPSON |
| 6 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PARTY |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BUTCHER |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | UGLY SNAG |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | STAN |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Black Hills National Forest | ANCHOR HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 109 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 109 workings within 5 miles of Virginia (historical): 82 past producers, 10 unknowns, 7 occurrences, 6 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Lead, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1878 | |
| Belle Eldridge Gold Mine Inc. | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1878, 1937 | |
| Belle Eldridge Gold Mines | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Bion Mine | Gold, Silver, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Double Rainbow Or Richmond - Sitting Bull | Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver | Producer | Chalcopyrite | |
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Groshong Mine | Silver, Lead, Vanadium | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Hardin Properties | Gold, Iron, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Hoffman Iron Deposit Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1948 | |
| Horseshoe - Comet Mine | Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galena | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Roubaix | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Brownsville (historical) | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Elizabethtown (historical) | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Carterville (historical) | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Pluma | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Chinatown | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Boulder Canyon | 5.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1264647. 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.







