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29 National Register listings published here.
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Turner County, South Dakota
23 topographic sheets cover 13 settlements here, and 29 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 140 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 29 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 16 structures, 12 buildings and 1 district.
- 4 of the 29 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 13 populated places in this county; 13 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
29Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Wildfire, 1999 to 2020
257 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 257 of them, burning about 2,692 acres. 2 started naturally and 1 was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 142 |
| Debris and open burning | 71 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 250 acres | Philip Volunteer Fire Department | FORTUNE |
| 5 January 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 4CORNER |
| 19 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PHEASANT HAVEN |
| 15 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 6 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | KP JR. FIRE |
| 2 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 90 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 24 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | CHRISTIAN CAMP FIRE |
| 30 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MUD LAKE |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1954 to 2026
60 of 424 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 424 reports for this county, causing 1 death, no injuries and about $28,430,550 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 194 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 123 |
| Flood | 56 |
| Tornado | 44 |
| Flash Flood | 7 |
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 1965 | Tornado (F4) | not stated | 1 killed, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Flood | Irene | $5,000,000 | Rainfall amounts across Turner County from June 20-22 ranged from 5 to 10 inches. Widespread overland flooding ensued with additional major to record flooding along Turkey Ridge Creek, East Fork Vermillion River, West Fork Vermillion River, and the Vermillion River.||Several homes and businesses experienced minor to major flood damage with at least two residences destroyed. In addition, rural customers between Chancellor and South Dakota Highway 19 were without water for a day to almost a week at some locations. ||Emergency services conducted at least 4 water rescues and there were two flood related injuries across the county. At peak flooding, U.S. Highway 18 along with South Dakota Highways 44, 46, and 19a were closed. Numerous other county roads, culverts, and bridges were closed or damaged. Preliminary damage assessments estimate loss to public infrastructure across the county to be over 5 million dollars.||The majority of overland flooding subsided by June 25, but river flooding continued through the end of the month. For additional information on river flooding, please see other flood entries for Turner County. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Irene | $3,120,000 | Flooding resulted in extensive damage to public infrastructure including numerous county and township roads, culverts, and some bridges. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Parker | $3,000,000 | A tornado heavily damaged or destroyed numerous structures at the county fairgrounds, uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power lines, resulting in power outages which lasted up to a day. The tornado damaged other structures in Parker including homes and the county courthouse. One home was shifted off its foundation and received broken windows and damaged siding. Some of the damage resulted from falling trees or wind blown debris. |
| April 1986 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| April 1985 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| June 1979 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| June 1979 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Viborg | $1,000,000 | A tornado destroyed small farm buildings, tore the roof off a barn, blew down trees, severely damaged at least two houses in Viborg, destroyed two garages, and damaged other structures including homes and a large propane tank. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Parker | $500,000 | Large hail dented vehicles, broke windshields, damaged roofs and siding, and broke windows in numerous homes and businesses. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Davis | $500,000 | A tornado, after crossing into Turner County from Lincoln County, heavily damaged farm buildings, including one farm home demolished, and roof and window damage to at least two other farm homes. The tornado also caused an unknown amount of crop damage. |
| September 1995 | Hail | Marion | $400,000 | Hail broke windows and otherwise damaged cars and houses. The hail also caused extensive crop damage in the area, with soybeans being the worst hit. Corn was also damaged, although to a lesser extent due to its maturity. The amount of the crop damage was undetermined. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | $250,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and poles, and caused widespread tree damage. Two cars were crushed, and the roofs of at least two houses were damaged by falling trees. |
| August 1981 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $200,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including large trees blown down. Several vehicles were damaged by falling trees or wind blown tree debris, at least two being destroyed. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Davis | $150,000 | Large hail fell over an area roughly 7 miles long and 3 miles wide. The hail covered the ground and roads over much of the area, with some of the hail accumulation still visible 10 hours after the hail ended. The hail caused widespread and severe crop damage, affecting over 13 thousand acres of corn, soybean, and alfalfa crops. Crops in several areas were totally wiped out, while other crops were partially damaged. The hail also caused damage to numerous buildings and vehicles, many of them in Centerville. Some of the larger hailstones caused holes in roofs. In addition, siding was damaged, and there were many broken windows. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Irene | $145,000 | Flooding resulted in crop losses and damage to public infrastructure including county and township roads and culverts. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Parker | $100,000 | Excessive rainfall from September 10-12 in upper portions of the Vermillion River Basin (6.78 inches 2 miles east of Montrose, 5.63 inches at Montrose) resulted in the fourth highest crest on record at Davis (gage site DVSS2) of 4.65 feet above flood stage on September 14. Highway 18 was closed due to high water, and flood waters surrounded several homes on the west side of Davis. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Dolton | $100,000 | Persistent moderate to heavy rain caused flooding of fields and other lowlands, including several roads, homes, and businesses. This flooding lasted for almost two days, and was aggravated locally by additional storms during that time. Some roads were damaged or washed out. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Dolton | $100,000 | Rapid melting of a heavy winter snowpack resulted in major to record flooding of the Vermillion River, including the east and West Fork Vermillion Rivers. Fields and most county and smaller roads were flooded with some roads washed out. U.S. Highway 18 near Davis was flooded and closed. Homes and businesses were flooded, especially in the hard hit town of Davis, but also in and near Centerville, where ice jams and at least two broken dikes added to the flooding problems. The Vermillion River crested at 5.4 feet above flood stage near Davis on March 15th. The East and West Fork Vermillion Rivers crested at 2 and 3.2 feet above flood stage, respectively, near Parker on march 14th. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Hurley | $100,000 | Large hail severely damaged corn and soybean crops over a very large area, with the Lincoln County extension office estimating 95,000 acres affected. Some crops were totally stripped, while others were expected to partially recover. The dollar amount of crop damage could not be determined, but the county Farm Service Agency office estimated a yield loss of 25 to 30 percent for corn and soybean crops for the entire county. The hail also broke windows and damaged roofs on some homes. The hail was driven by strong winds. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including large trees blown down. Power lines and poles were blown down by the wind and also damaged by tree debris. Power outages and at least two small fires resulted from damaged power lines. Minor damage to homes and buildings resulted mainly from falling trees and debris. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Centerville | $100,000 | Rainfall of around 5 inches caused flooding of streets, fields, lots, and basements. A grocery store in Centerville lost much of its stock, and the basement flooding caused considerable damage to contents in homes. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Marion | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chancellor | $75,000 | A swath of wind damage began around 1 mile northwest of Chancellor where large tree limbs were broken. One mile north of Chancellor, the strongest winds along the swath caused extensive damage to a farmstead, destroying an outbuilding and a grain bin. On the same property, an anchored playset and trees were damaged by straight line winds. A few hundred yards east, metal roof panels were removed by the wind from a farm outbuilding. There was no evidence along the damage path of a tornado due to a lack of convergence. The damage path continued into Lincoln county. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davis | $50,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts caused extensive structural damage to a house when the back wall was blown out of a garage. Property damage costs are a rough estimate. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Dolton | $50,000 | After record two-day rainfall in the headwaters of the Vermillion River (7.13 inches at Howard, 5.90 inches 5 miles northeast of Salem), the West Fork of the Vermillion River near Parker (gage site PKRS2) reached the second highest crest on record at 4.13 feet above flood stage on September 13. Numerous township and county roads were inundated. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolton | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged trees, power lines, and farm buildings. A 60 foot silo was blown down, grain bins were damaged, and outbuildings were pushed off foundations. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew shingles off roofs and caused caused tree damage. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chancellor | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down and uprooted large trees, blew the roof off a barn, and blew a hog building into a ravine. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Monroe | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Centerville | $30,000 | A tornado destroyed a garage. The tornado also damaged a storage shed and the shelter belt around a farmstead. Four people were briefly trapped in the basement of the house by garage debris, but there were no injuries. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chancellor | $25,000 | Several power poles snapped by thunderstorm wind gusts. Property damage costs are a rough estimate. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Monroe | $25,000 | After excessive two-day rainfall in the headwaters of the Vermillion River (6.78 inches 2 miles east of Montrose, 5.63 inches at Montrose), the East Fork of the Vermillion River near Parker (gage site VRPS2) reached the highest crest on record of 5.09 feet above flood stage on September 13. Numerous county roads and bridges from the gaging site upstream were inundated. |
| August 1992 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1973 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| October 1971 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1965 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $15,000 | A farm outbuilding was blown over by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Viborg | $10,000 | A grain bin was knocked off base and flipped over. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hurley | $10,000 | A semi-truck was turned over on its side. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Centerville | $10,000 | Excessive rainfall from September 10-12 in upper portions of the Vermillion River Basin (6.78 inches 2 miles east of Montrose, 5.63 inches at Montrose) resulted in a crest on the Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) of 1.58 feet above flood stage on September 16. Highway 19 south of Centerville was closed due to high water, along with numerous other county roads. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds severely damaged three outbuildings on a farm. The winds also caused tree damage and blew down power lines, resulting in brief power outages. Crops, especially corn, were damaged by the wind, but the amount of damage was not determined. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds toppled a few trees, one of which damaged a car when it fell; and broke large branches from other trees. The winds also caused damage to power lines, resulting in power outages; and overturned and damaged several crop irrigators. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davis | $5,000 | Thunderstorms winds removed shingles from a portion of the roof of a house. Property damage costs are a rough estimate. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $5,000 | Several trees were uprooted near Parker. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds broke windows in a house, tore shingles off the roof, and caused tree damage. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a wall and blew the roof off of a shed at a lumber yard. The roof hit power lines and knocked out power to much of the town. The winds also caused undetermined damage to corn crops. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parker | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1983 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| May 1966 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| June 1954 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolton | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds toppled several gravestones. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion SD | $2,000 | ,,,,,,,,(G52) Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and some small buildings, and blew out a window at a farmhouse. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Viborg | $1,000 | Several larger tree branches were taken down. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Viborg | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a golf cart across a parting lot, damaging the cart. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Hooker | $1,000 | Large hail caused an unknown amount of damage to crops, and also damaged siding on a house. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Viborg | $500 | no account filed |
Mines and quarries
4 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 4 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 1 is closed or unrecorded. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cink Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Neeman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stewart Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Every populated place in the county
13Named 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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Centerville
Centerville city · 57014 · On Turkey Ridge Creek · Centerville quadrangle
10 sheets, 1897 to 1985
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.