Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
“Francis Mission is a Roman Catholic mission complex on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in St. Francis, South Dakota, in territory of the Lakota (Sioux) Native Americans.”
Wikipedia article St. Francis Mission, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Todd County · listed in 1975 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,113 fires within 5 miles of St. Francis Mission between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,587 acres in total. 106 started naturally. 214 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 281 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 214 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 164 |
| Fireworks | 118 |
| Debris and open burning | 115 |
| Natural | 106 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 68 |
| Other causes | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Rosebud Agency | TWO STRIKE |
| 8 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | OLD S F DU |
| 8 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | BALES#11 |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | FOUNDATION |
| 7 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | STICKER PATCH |
| 7 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Rosebud Agency | AGAIN |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | SF DUMP |
| 7 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | HENDERSON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of St. Francis Mission: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Sioux Ex A 43-2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Hotel | 6.8 miles | 1980 | |
 | Spotted Tail Gravesite | 7.4 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75001723 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Todd County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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