Cherry Creek, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the South Ziebach unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57622. It stands on Cherry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cherry Creek quadrangle. 282 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,729 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Pierre quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Cherry Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pierre quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Cherry Creek quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
198 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Cherry Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 811 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Fireworks | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | NEAL II |
| 8 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | NEAL I |
| 7 September 2006 | Other causes | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | IRENE I |
| 5 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | WASHER DUMP |
| 4 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | BONNET |
| 4 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | CCDUPREE |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | CCSCHOOL |
| 28 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | CC #3 |
Storms near this place
58 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cherry Creek in 58 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 27 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 4 tornado, 2 flood. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | 3 hurt, $5,000 | Gusty winds blew the community center's roof into the building. About 40 people were attending a meeting and three received minor injuries. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Cherry Creek | $500,000 | Homes and roads were flooded around the community of Cherry Creek. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Cherry Creek | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Flood | Cherry Creek | - | Minor flooding of agricultural land along the Cheyenne River occurred. The river gage crested at 22.65 feet on May 15 at 500 AM MDT. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | Tree branches were broken by the wind. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 70 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Cherry Creek | - | Over four inches of rain fell in two hours, causing Little Cottonwood and Big Cottonwood Creeks to overflow their banks. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | None. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Cherry Creek | - | A small tornado briefly touched down over open terrain and caused no damage. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Cherry Creek | - | A small tornado briefly touched down over open terrain. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Cherry Creek | - | A second small tornado briefly touched down over open terrain. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Flood | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Cherry Creek | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Scaffold | 21.4 miles | 6 | |
| Bridger | 22.2 miles | 6 | |
| Chase | 24.1 miles | 6 | |
| Dupree | 31.0 miles | 7 | |
| Red Elm | 34.5 miles | 7 | |
| Thunder Butte | 42.9 miles | 8 | |
| Iron Lightning | 43.7 miles | 7 | |
| Allison Crossing | 46.5 miles | 7 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cherry Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5092311 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1254340. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.
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.



