Burdock, South Dakota

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Burdock, South Dakota
Place
Wire on wood sign marking the location of Burdock
Burdock
Location of Burdock in South Dakota.
Coordinates: 43°27′13.21″N 103°59′35.16″W / 43.4536694°N 103.9931000°W / 43.4536694; -103.9931000Coordinates: 43°27′13.21″N 103°59′35.16″W / 43.4536694°N 103.9931000°W / 43.4536694; -103.9931000
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Fall River
Township Argentine
Elevation 3,642 ft (1,110 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 0
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
Area code(s) 605
FIPS code 46-8590
GNIS feature ID 1265622[1]

Burdock is a geographic place name in Argentine Township in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 0 at the 2010 census. The word "Burdock" was collected as a geographic place name between 1976 and 1981 and assigned a GNIS code befitting a non-census-designated and non-incorporated place.[2]

Geography

Sign marking Burdock, South Dakota

Burdock is located at 43°27′13.21″N 103°59′35.16″W / 43.4536694°N 103.9931000°W / 43.4536694; -103.9931000 (43.4530292, -103.9932617).

At this location is the intersection of Fall River County Highway 6463 (Dewey Road) and Township Road B (Argentine Road and Burdock Road).[3] A BNSF Railway line parallels the county highway. In the county's square mile designation, Burdock is closest to 103rd Avenue and 273rd Street. Burdock's nearest neighbors are Dewey to the northwest and Edgemont to the southeast. Wyoming is three miles west and the Black Hills National Forest is three miles to the north, east, and south.

Burdock appears on the South Dakota highway map[4] and Black Hills National Forest map.[5]

Industry

Uranium was found in the area in the 1950s and mined for a short time.[6][7] In early 2012, Powertech (USA) Inc. submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management to begin mining again, with a license expected in mid-2013.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ↑ "U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981)". Geonames.usgs.gov. 31 December 1981 : Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps. Retrieved 2013-09-02. 
  3. ↑ "Map : Fall River County Roads". Fallriver.sdcounties.org. Retrieved 2013-09-02. 
  4. ↑ "Department of Transportation". Sddot.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02. 
  5. ↑ "Map : Southern Hills". Fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2013-09-02. 
  6. ↑ Olin M. Hart (1968) Uranium in the Black Hills, in Ore Deposits in the United States, 1933-1967, New York: American Institute of Mining Engineers, p.832-837.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Powertech Uranium Corp. - Dewey Burdock - Mon Sep 2, 2013". Powertechuranium.com. 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2013-09-02. 
  8. ↑
Newcastle, Wyoming Dewey, South Dakota Custer, South Dakota
Niobrara County, Wyoming Black Hills National Forest
   Burdock, South Dakota  
Lusk, Wyoming Black Hills National Forest Edgemont, South Dakota
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