Jackson County, South Dakota

27 topographic sheets cover 14 settlements here, and 7 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

7 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

South Dakota within the United States

Jackson County within South Dakota

What the record shows

82 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
7 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 4 buildings, 2 districts and 1 site.
1 of the 7 listings was added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 14 populated places in this county; 14 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Depot	building	1986	86001478
Tom Jones Ranch	district	1990	90001653
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site	site	1999	01000275
Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge #155	building	2004	04000765
Pearl Hotel	building	2007	07000587
Prairie Homestead	district	1974	74001891
Triangle Ranch	building	1994	94000563

Wildfire, 1993 to 2020

478 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 478 of them, burning about 46,381 acres. 118 started naturally and 19 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	118
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	104
Equipment and vehicle use	66
Debris and open burning	56
Misuse of fire by a minor	51
Fireworks	20
Arson/incendiarism	19
Other causes	17
Smoking	12
Power generation/transmission/distribution	11
Recreation and ceremony	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	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
1 November 1999	Power generation/transmission/distribution	9,000 acres	Trail City Volunteer Fire Department	BULLHEAD
10 August 2006	Natural	5,700 acres	Pine Ridge Agency	GOOD FIRE
16 July 2017	Misuse of fire by a minor	5,305 acres	Pine Ridge Agency	WANBLEE TIMBER
15 September 2000	Natural	5,000 acres	Interior Volunteer Fire Department	REDWATER/LENZGRAF
10 August 2006	Natural	2,000 acres	Pine Ridge Agency	THOMPSON
25 December 1999	Debris and open burning	1,100 acres	Pine Ridge Agency	KYLE
5 March 2000	Debris and open burning	1,100 acres	Pine Ridge Agency	CLUSTER
19 July 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1,084 acres	Nebraska National Forest	CACTUS

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1962 to 2026

60 of 701 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 701 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 5 injuries and about $3,536,560 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	354
Hail	292
Tornado	20
Flood	20
Flash Flood	9
Heavy Rain	3
Wildfire	2
Funnel Cloud	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
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Wanblee	2 hurt, $382,500	no account filed
June 2025	Tornado (EF2)	Kadoka	2 hurt	The tornado touched down 100 yards west of the Highway 73 White\|River Bridge. As the tornado moved to the southeast in the river\|valley, the first residence that suffered significant damage was\|just east of Highway 73, on County Road 29. This home suffered\|partial exterior wall collapse, with most of the roof structure\|gone. Additionally, mature Cottonwood trees were snapped at\|this location. As the tornado continued to move east-southeast\|down the river valley, it encountered house number 2, also on\|County Road 29. Several outbuildings were destroyed at this\|location, along with mature Cottonwood trees that were\|snapped and partially debarked. The 3rd residence, located along\|County Road 80, or Red Stone Rd, was a new manufactured home that\|suffered complete destruction. Two individuals were in the home at\|the time and suffered minor injuries. The home was strapped down,\|with the straps anchored in concrete. It is estimated the house\|rolled 3 times, with the house separating from the frame. The\|frame became partially wrapped around the trunk of a fallen\|Cottonwood tree. There were numerous mature Cottonwood trees\|snapped and partially debarked, as well as uprooted, on this\|property. The debris from the house was blown to the north through\|northeast toward the White River. The tornado continued moving\|east-southeast in the river valley, snapping and debarking mature\|Cottonwood trees before it lifted.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedar Pass	1 hurt	no account filed
August 2011	Hail	Belvidere	$500,000	Large hail caused significant damage to vehicles on Interstate 90 between mile markers 170 and 174. Wind gusts reached 50 mph.
June 2008	Flood	Belvidere	$500,000	The White River overflowed its banks from south of Interior to south of Belvidere and covered Highway 44. Flooding was reported along Cottonwood Creek, the South Fork of the Bad River, and their tributaries. Flooding was also reported around Cottonwood, Kadoka, and Interior.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Kadoka	$400,000	Wind gusts estimated at 90 mph blew roofs off two buildings, including the hardware store, and downed trees and power poles.
March 2019	Flood	Wanblee	$250,000	Ice jams, combined with runoff from melted snow, caused minor to moderate flooding along the White River and other small creeks in Jackson County. Minor flooding occurred near Interior from March 22 through March 25. Further downstream, south of Kadoka, moderate flooding occurred with widespread flooding of agricultural land and outbuildings. On March 25, the high flows eroded away the river bank where the stream gage south of Kadoka was located. Based on high water marks, the USGS determined the river crested at 15.34 feet at the old location and 16.72 feet at the new upstream location. This would be the fourth highest river level at this location and the highest river level since 1982. Additional flooding occurred around the Long Valley and Wanblee areas, including along Fish Creek Road, where a county bridge was destroyed by flood waters.
May 2019	Flood	Cottonwood	$200,000	Significant flooding occurred along the White River south of Kadoka. A record gauge height of 17.57 feet was set (flood stage is 13 feet), with a peak flow of 17,800 cfs, which is the highest flow recorded since measurements began at this location in 1942. Widespread flooding of agricultural land occurred and several outbuildings were inundated. A county road and bridge about 10 miles downstream of the gauge were washed out and SD Highway 44 south of Interior was covered with water in three locations.
July 2013	Hail	Kadoka	$200,000	Hail damaged vehicles along Interstate 90 near Kadoka.
June 2010	Hail	Belvidere	$150,000	Hail damaged automobiles and buildings in Belvidere.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Kadoka	$150,000	The combination of wind and hail damaged automobiles and buildings in Kadoka.
May 2007	Heavy Rain	Interior	$67,000	Almost four inches of rain (3.95) fell in six hours. Water briefly covered highway 44 south of the White River when a culvert plugged up with debris.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Long Valley	$50,000	Some automobiles in Long Valley were damaged by the winds and hail.
May 2005	Hail	Longvalley	$50,000	no account filed
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$30,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts tore part of a roof off a house, damaged the interior of the house, and scattered the debris across the yard. The garage doors were blown inward and a fuel tank was thrown into a car.
June 2013	Hail	Potato Creek	$30,000	no account filed
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Kadoka	$25,000	Minor damage occurred in Kadoka from winds gusts estimated around 80 mph.
June 2010	Hail	Cactus Flats	$25,000	Golfball sized hail caused minor damage to automobiles.
June 1980	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
June 1980	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
June 1980	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
June 1980	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
June 1980	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
June 1980	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
July 1979	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
May 1964	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Potato Creek	$20,000	Wind driven hail up to quarter size broke house and car windows and uprooted trees.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$20,000	Four semi tractor-trailers were blown over along Interstate 90 between mile markers 170 and 174. Four nearby grain bins and a pole barn were blown down; one flew across the Interstate. Several telephone poles were snapped. Time was estimated by the sheriff.
October 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cottonwood	$20,000	The roof was blown off a seed house and buildings and a tractor were damaged by strong wind gusts.
June 2011	Flash Flood	Belvidere	$20,000	Heavy rain flooded a 600 foot section of SD Highway 63 north of Interstate 90, washed out several rural roads, and caused a stock dam to fail. Significant flooding occurred along Ash and Brave Bull Creeks in northeastern Jackson County.
June 2010	Hail	Belvidere	$20,000	Hail accumulated into drifts.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedar Pass	$20,000	Wind damaged buildings and campground structures at Badlands National Park's Cedar Pass and large trees were uprooted.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Kadoka	$20,000	Strong winds of 60-75 mph did major damage in parts of Kadoka. Roofs were torn off buildings, big trees were uprooted, buildings and vehicles were damaged. An Old Home bread truck was laid over on Interstate-90 near Kadoka. People said the roar of the wind sounded like a tornado. Damage was estimated in the tens of thousands of dollars.
August 2011	Hail	Belvidere	$20,000	no account filed
June 2010	Hail	Kadoka	$20,000	no account filed
July 2011	Flash Flood	Kadoka	$10,000	Streets, yards, parks, and a few homes in Kadoka flooded after more than three inches of rain fell.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds blew roofs off three pole barns and scattered the tin across a county road.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Wanblee	$10,000	The combination of hail and wind produced minor damage to a home and automobile.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Interior	$10,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts snapped 5 power poles and a flag pole and blew a horse trailer down a hill.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Interior	$10,000	Airplane hanger damaged.
June 2013	Hail	Cactus Flats	$10,000	no account filed
June 2005	Hail	Belvidere	$10,000	no account filed
May 2005	Hail	Longvalley	$10,000	no account filed
May 2012	Hail	Kadoka	$5,000	Wind-driven hail damaged shingles and broke house windows.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$5,000	A tractor trailer was blown over by the strong winds.
March 2011	Flood	Interior	$5,000	Flooding occurred along the White River. At least two homes were surrounded by water and several oubuildings were flooded. The river gage on the SD Highway 44 bridge southeast of Interior crested at 15.5 feet, or 1.5 feet above flood stage. The river gage on the SD Highway 73 bridge south of Kadoka crested at 13.7 feet, or 0.7 feet above flood stage.
July 2011	Flash Flood	Interior	$5,000	Water flowed over stock dams and small streams flooded south of Potato Creek.
September 2011	Hail	Long Valley	$5,000	Golf ball sized hail broke windows.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedar Pass	$5,000	Strong winds and hail caused minor damage to automobiles.
December 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cottonwood	$5,000	The thunderstorm that began in Pennington County moved east into northern Jackson County causing light structural damage in the Cottonwood area and blew over a tractor-semitrailer on Interstate 90 between Wall and Kodoka.
July 2015	Hail	Long Valley	$5,000	no account filed
June 2012	Hail	Interior	$5,000	no account filed
July 2009	Hail	Cottonwood	$5,000	no account filed
June 2005	Hail	Kadoka	$5,000	no account filed
July 2013	Hail	Belvidere	$3,000	Large hail damaged the north side of a building.
June 2010	Hail	Wanblee	$3,000	Quarter sized hail and gusty winds broke windows of houses and produced hail drifts.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Cottonwood	$2,000	Windows were broken out of a home.
June 1996	Hail	Interior	$1,500	no account filed
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Belvidere	$1,000	Signs were blown down by the wind.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Kadoka	$1,000	Trees were uprooted by the wind.

Mines and quarries

3 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 3 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Zeolites	3

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Unidentified Occurrence	Zeolites	Occurrence	Clinoptilolite
Unidentified Occurrence	Zeolites	Occurrence	Clinoptilolite
Unidentified Occurrence	Zeolites	Occurrence	Clinoptilolite

Every populated place in the county

Named 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.

Belvidere

Belvidere town · 57521 · Belvidere quadrangle

6 sheets, 1951 to 1980
Cactus Flat

Northwest Jackson unorganized territory · 57567 · Cottonwood SW quadrangle

6 sheets, 1955 to 1980
Cottonwood

Northwest Jackson unorganized territory · 57775 · Cottonwood quadrangle

6 sheets, 1955 to 1980
Hisle

Southwest Jackson unorganized territory · 57577 · Hisle quadrangle

5 sheets, 1955 to 1983
Interior

Interior township · 57750 · Interior quadrangle

6 sheets, 1950 to 1980
Kadoka

Northeast Jackson unorganized territory · 57543 · Kadoka quadrangle

6 sheets, 1951 to 1980
Kadoka Junction

Northeast Jackson unorganized territory · 57543 · Kadoka quadrangle

6 sheets, 1951 to 1980
Long Valley

Southwest Jackson unorganized territory · 57547 · Long Valley quadrangle

5 sheets, 1955 to 1983
Philip Junction

Grandview II township · 57567 · Philip Junction quadrangle

6 sheets, 1953 to 1980
Potato Creek

Southwest Jackson unorganized territory · 57750 · On Bull Creek · Potato Creek quadrangle

6 sheets, 1950 to 1980
Sevenmile Corner

Northeast Jackson unorganized territory · 57543 · Weta quadrangle

6 sheets, 1950 to 1980
Stamford

Northeast Jackson unorganized territory · 57521 · Stamford quadrangle

5 sheets, 1955 to 1980
Wanblee

Southwest Jackson unorganized territory · 57577 · Wanblee quadrangle

7 sheets, 1950 to 1980
Weta

Weta township · 57543 · Weta quadrangle

6 sheets, 1950 to 1980

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.