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3 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Sully County, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover 4 settlements here, and 3 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 23 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 4 populated places in this county; 4 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
3Every 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob D. Goosen Barn | building | 1993 | 92001853 | |
 | L. E. Snyder House | building | 1993 | 93000784 |
 | Sully County Courthouse | building | 2001 | 01000414 |
Wildfire, 1998 to 2018
158 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 158 of them, burning about 15,405 acres. 14 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2005 | Natural | 5,000 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 800 acres | Onida Volunteer Fire Department | ZIMMERMAN AND ANDERSON |
| 5 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | EBERT |
| 26 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | 640 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BOB PAINE |
| 25 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 640 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | LYLE SUTTON |
| 6 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 640 acres | Agar Volunteer Fire Department | COUNTY LINE |
| 16 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 450 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TED ASMUSSEN |
| 16 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 420 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ASMUSSEN WHEAT |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1956 to 2026
60 of 278 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 278 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $532,050 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 146 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 97 |
| Tornado | 21 |
| Flood | 7 |
| Flash Flood | 4 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1974 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Flash Flood | Onida | $275,000 | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Flood | Laurel | $181,300 | no account filed |
| July 1982 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| October 1971 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1975 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $250 | no account filed |
| May 1975 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $250 | no account filed |
| May 1975 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $250 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton | - | The Sully County Sheriff reported multiple powerlines were downed by an estimated 100 mph thunderstorm wind gust west of Onida. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | A personal weather station recorded a wind gust of 70 mph. |
| October 2021 | Funnel Cloud | Onida Muni Arpt | - | The emergency manager relayed a public report of a funnel cloud. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Onida Muni Arpt | - | A tornado made very brief contact with the ground causing no damage. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Laurel | - | Many roads were flooded and damaged throughout Sully county. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okobojo | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Winds were estimated at sixty-five mph by a driver on Highway 83. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Agar | - | A destructive hail and wind storm left Potter county and entered northern Sully county continuing to the southeast and destroying crops and grassland until the storm weakened near Onida. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laurel | - | Estimated seventy mph winds downed a large tree onto some power lines. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Agar | - | Golf ball hail broke all windows on the north side of the house. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fielder | - | Estimated seventy-five mph winds tipped over a camper. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Gallagher | - | Large hail and damaging winds destroyed thousands of acres of crops and pastureland as a severe thunderstorm moved out of southeast Dewey county, across Sully county and through Hughes county. Some property damage also resulted from the severe winds and hail. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida Muni Arpt | - | Severe winds along with large hail broke all windows on one side of the house. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida Muni Arpt | - | Estimated eighty mph winds downed several miles of power poles with some falling onto and blocking the road. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Gallagher | - | A severe thunderstorm moved out of northern Stanley county and across central Sully county bringing golf ball hail and winds up to eighty mph. The hail and winds created a path of crop and pasture destruction as it moved east into northern Hyde county. There was also some property damage along the storms path. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Estimated sixty mph winds took a large branch off of a tree. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fielder | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | An estimated seventy-five mph wind uprooted two trees. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallagher | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agar | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fielder | - | Seventy mph winds moved a mobile home three to four feet off of its foundation. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Laurel | - | Golf ball size hail caused damage to the home. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Onida Muni Arpt | - | Large hail damaged a vehicle along with breaking several windows out of the home. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agar | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agar | - | Seventy mph winds downed a tree in the yard. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fielder | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated with no damage occurring. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okobojo | - | Sixty-five mph winds were estimated. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallagher | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated with no damage reported. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okobojo | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Gallagher | - | Nickel size hail along with strong winds destroyed many acres of corn. |
| September 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laurel | - | Several trees along with many large tree branches were brought down by the strong winds. The wind also peeled the tin up on a barn roof. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Damaging winds took part of the roof off the bank in Onida, knocked out the power to the city, and downed many trees in and around town. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | A feed wagon was tossed 40 feet by an estimated 90 mph wind. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Agar | - | Golfball hail broke several windows on the house and car. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Damaging thunderstorm winds downed six power poles between Sully Buttes and Onida knocking power out to over 800 homes in and around Onida. |
| June 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Laurel | - | Law enforcement spotted a funnel cloud east of Sutton Bay Recreation Area. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Onida | - | A county road was underwater three miles south of Onida for several hours. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Fielder | - | Many area roads were under water near the Okobojo Creek Recreation area. Also, part of Highway 1864 near Onida was closed for a time due to flooding. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Onida | - | A weak tornado touched down briefly in an open area causing no damage. |
| August 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Onida | - | A supercell thunderstorm produced an F1 intensity tornado northeast of Onida. The tornado traveled for 5 miles in Sully county and had a path width of up to 600 yards. The tornado caused significant damage to a farmstead 6 miles east and 4 miles north of Onida. The ground in a harvested sunflower field was heavily scoured. Many large hay bales were scattered about. The tornado finally lifted in an open field 10 miles east northeast to Onida. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Agar | - | Hail up to the size of softballs caused some roof, siding, and vehicle damage on a farm. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Winds measured over 110 mph caused a lot of damage in and around Onida. Two small planes were flipped and destroyed at the airport with a hanger also destroyed. Also, a 40 by 40 foot garage was destroyed with many trees downed. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agar | - | One hundred mph winds downed many trees and power lines and poles in and around Agar. A mobile home was severely damaged. Also, a garage, many sheds and grains bins were severely damaged or destroyed. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Several large tree branches were downed by the high winds. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | Wind downed flagpole, and damaged shed and pole barn of an ag-business east of Onida. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Onida | - | Large hail broke many windows and damaged the siding and roofs of most of the outbuildings and the home. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okobojo | - | Strong winds blew a sign down. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Agar | - | Large hail combined with strong winds damaged buildings and broke windows on structures and vehicles. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agar | - | Large hail and high winds caused tree, structural, and vehicle damage in Agar. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agar | - | Sixty mph winds brought down a large evergreen tree. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Onida | - | High winds brought down many large tree branches. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Onida | - | A tornado touched down in far southern Sully county and moved into northern Hughes county. No damage occurred. |
Mines and quarries
4 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 4 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 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Reynolds Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sully County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Trumble Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Every populated place in the county
4Named 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.
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.