Burdock is a geographic place name in Argentine Township

Argentine Township, Fall River County, South Dakota

Argentine Township is one of the three townships of Fall River County, South Dakota, United States; most of the rest of the county is unorganized territory. It lies in the northwestern corner of the county, on the Wyoming border. Burdock lies in the center of the township.-External links:* by the...

 in Fall River County

Fall River County, South Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,453 people, 3,127 households, and 1,976 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile . There were 3,812 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...

, South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

, United States

United States

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. 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.

Geography

Burdock is located at 43°27′13.212"N 103°59′35.1594"W (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). A BNSF Railway

BNSF Railway

The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...

 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

Edgemont, South Dakota

Edgemont is a city in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 774 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Edgemont is located at ....

 to the southeast. Wyoming

Wyoming

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...

 is three miles west and the Black Hills National Forest

Black Hills National Forest

Black Hills National Forest is located in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming. The forest has an area of over 1.25 million acres and is managed by the Forest Service. Forest headquarters are located in Custer, South Dakota...

 is three miles to the north, east, and south.

Burdock appears on the South Dakota highway map and Black Hills National Forest map.

Industry

Uranium

Uranium

Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...

 was found in the area and mined for a short time. As of August 2011, Powertech (USA) Inc. has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management

Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...

to begin mining again.