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Sheridan County, North Dakota
20 topographic sheets cover 6 settlements here, and 2 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 44 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 2 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 6 populated places in this county; 6 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
2Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark House | building | 2013 | 13000453 | |
 | Sheridan County Courthouse | building | 1985 | 85002990 |
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
20 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 20 of them, burning about 1,000 acres. 2 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | TESSMAN |
| 23 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | DEAN KOLSCHEFSKE |
| 11 March 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 100 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | ROCKHILL01 |
| 15 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | not named |
| 25 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | LONE TREE |
| 25 October 1996 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge | RYBERG |
| 27 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | not named |
| 28 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | DAVIS RANCH |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1957 to 2025
60 of 127 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 127 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 2 injuries and about $2,757,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 64 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 36 |
| Tornado | 19 |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 |
| Flood | 1 |
| Flash Flood | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Pickardville | 1 hurt, $250,000 | The tornado crossed the McLean/Sheridan county line and moved east southeast impacting the town of Pickardville. Numerous buildings and grain elevators were damaged in the small community. One young boy was injured after being thrown to the ground and hit by flying debris. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Mcclusky | 1 hurt | One 60 year old female was injured by hail while outside. She heard the severe thunderstorm warning and went outside to secure property in anticipation of the storm. Golf ball size hail fell from a mostly sunny sky, hitting her in the head. She required 8 stiches to her forehead. The large hail was falling miles away from the storm core. |
| September 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Denhoff | $700,000 | This tornado touched down south of Denhoff about three miles north of the Burleigh County line and moved in a northerly direction to the west of Highway 14. When the tornado reached about 6 miles south of Denhoff, it destroyed a 30 by 60 foot pole barn. A nearby barn had two skylights torn off the roof. Another nearby building had some minor damage. At this same property, a double wide mobile home propped up on a basement had the roof completely torn off and blown to the west side of the home. The southeast corner of this mobile home was also missing a wall. A car parked on the property was picked up and set down near the mobile home. Debris was scattered throughout the property and there was substantial tree damage, mostly snapped branches. About a mile south of Denhoff, a single wide mobile home was flipped. There was also debris scattered up to a quarter mile away from this property, along with noticeable tree damage and moved hay bales. The tornado then continued to the west and north of Denhoff. Near a gravel pit to the north of Highway 200, there was more hay bale and tree damage. Several other properties then experience damage from two to five miles north of Denhoff. There was hay bale damage and hay embedded in a road sign's wood post north of Denhoff. Roof panels were missing from a farm outbuilding north of this road sign. Further north, another property had missing skylights on a farm building, damage to a small grain bin, and a childrens wooden play area destroyed. Multiple areas of tree damage were also noted. The tornado was then dissipated about 6 miles north of Dehoff. No deaths or injuries occurred during this event. Based on the damage done this tornado was rated EF-2, and from that wind speeds were estimated to be around 120 mph. |
| September 1991 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1988 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| August 1983 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1966 | Tornado | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | $200,000 | Multiple trees were uprooted or severely damage throughout the community of Martin, and over surrounding areas. One tree fell onto a structure, breaking through the roof and eaves. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Goodrich | $200,000 | Flood waters a few feet deep washed over rural roads in southern Sheridan County damaging many of them. Just over six inches of rain was reported. Crops were damaged with significant soil erosion occurring. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Mcclusky | $175,000 | Buildings were damaged by the large hail. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Mcclusky | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodrich | $35,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted several mature trees and caused roof damage in Goodrich. Damage is estimated based on newspaper article. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Mcclusky | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcclusky | $25,000 | A camper was flipped onto its roof. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodrich | $25,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts resulted in a grain bin blowing over on a farmstead east of Goodrich. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | $20,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down a steel grain bin and downed several large trees and tree branches. The winds were combined with hail and resulted in severe damage to a corn field northeast of Martin. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Mcclusky | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Pickardville | $10,000 | Minor damage was noted to buildings. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | $10,000 | There was damage to an outbuilding on a farm and to trees. Heavy rain accompanied the strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denhoff | $5,000 | A large tree blew down and crops were damaged. |
| May 1994 | Hail | McClusky | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Mcclusky | $2,000 | Wind driven hail broke a window. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodrich | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public. |
| September 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Denhoff | - | This is the second event entry for one tornado that passed through two counties, Burleigh and Sheridan. The tornado touched down in an open field north of Wing and impacted no structures before it ended south of Denhoff. During the time this tornado was on the ground, another tornado which caused damage developed in Sheridan County south of Denhoff. With this tornado, there was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown). |
| September 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Denhoff | - | The tornado touched down in an open field south of Denhoff and impacted no structures. This was considered a satellite tornado which developed and remaining near a much larger damaging tornado that remained to its west. With this tornado, there was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown). |
| September 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Pickardville | - | This is the first event entry for one tornado that passed through two counties, Sheridan and McLean. The tornado touched down in an open field southwest of Pickardville and impacted no structures before it ended southeast of Mercer. Shortly after this tornado dissipated, a separate damaging tornado developed west of Mercer. With this tornado, there was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown). |
| September 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Martin | - | The tornado touched down in an open field southeast of Kief and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown). |
| June 2024 | Hail | Mcclusky | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter. |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Martin | - | The tornado touched down in northern Sheridan County west of Martin, and based on the very minor damage that occurred was rated EF-0. |
| June 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Pickardville | - | A brief funnel cloud was observed near Pickardville along Highway 200. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denhoff | - | Large hail accompanied the strong winds. |
| October 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Goodrich | - | A retired law enforcement officer reported this funnel cloud in real time. He stated there was no debris visible below the funnel and that it did not touch ground. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Pickardville | - | This tornado crossed from Burleigh into Sheridan County. It was reported by a North Dakota Game Warden and also by professional storm chasers. It was in open country with no buildings impacted, however, large trees were uprooted and snapped, including one that was two and a half feet in diameter. That occurred in Burleigh County, which resulted in the EF1 rating. The tornado weakened and lifted in Sheridan County with no damage reported. The tornado damage, from Burleigh County, corresponded to EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale and from that it was determined that wind speeds with the tornado were on the order of 100 miles per hour. This tornado crossed into Sheridan County from Burleigh. See the entry for Burleigh County. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcclusky | - | Brief power outages were reported with the strong winds. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Denhoff | - | Pea to quarter size hail lasted for around 20 minutes. |
| August 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Pickardville | - | This tornado was reported by several sources, including trained spotters from the Mercer Fire Department, and other trained spotters. It was reported to be in an open field, impacting no structures and causing no damage. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcclusky | - | Very strong outflow winds from thunderstorms blew over hay bails. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Mcclusky | - | Highway Patrol reported 50 mph winds with the storm. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcclusky | - | Large tree limbs down. Minor flooding within the city. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcclusky | - | Large trees down in the city. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcclusky | - | Reports of numerous 3-inch branches broken off tree's on a farmstead. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcclusky | - | Damage to shingles and large branches down. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcclusky | - | Numerous tree branches down. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Mcclusky | - | Crop loss of 60 to 100 percent covering 2 to 3 miles wide. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denhoff | - | Damage to a farm house. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Mcclusky | - | Damage occurred to sunflower crop. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denhoff | - | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin | - | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Martin | - | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickardville | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Goodrich | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Pickardville | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodrich | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denhoff | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodrich | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Mcclusky | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Mcclusky | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Denhoff | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Goodrich | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodrich | - | no account filed |
Mines and quarries
2 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 2 workings inside this county. All of them still produce. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 1 |
| Clay | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denhoff Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wintering Dike Clay Pit | Clay | Producer |
Every populated place in the county
6Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Pickardville
South Sheridan unorganized territory · 58463 · Near Klinks Slope · Pickardville quadrangle
7 sheets, 1954 to 1979
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- 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.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.