Corson, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Brandon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57005. The Survey maps it on the Brandon quadrangle. It stands 1,362 feet above sea level.
On record in Corson
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Ole E. Fauske Houselisted 2021
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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brandon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Corson between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,927 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | INC # 106 9/29/2020 |
| 27 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | INC NO 104 9/27.2020 |
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FULTON TREE LINE FIRE |
| 14 September 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | I90 FIRE |
| 13 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 2012-491 |
| 9 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 2012-429 |
| 7 July 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 2012-392 |
| 5 July 1999 | Fireworks | 22 acres | McLaughlin Volunteer Fire Department | DUMPSTER / GRASS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Corson: 5 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Anderson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brandon City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brandon Materials | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Railroad Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rovac Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Scholten Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Swanson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
12 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corson in 12 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 4 hail, 3 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Corson | - | A tornado developed approximately two miles east of Brandon, just south of State Highway 138 west of 484th Avenue. The tornado moved eastward and toppled several large trees shortly after touchdown, then turned to more of a east-southeast direction. After tracking about one-quarter mile, the tornado did the greatest damage along its track at the Beaver Valley Lutheran Church, where a large portion of the roof was removed. The tornado continued another couple tenths of a mile across open fields before it dissipated. The estimated maximum wind speed was 105 mph and the average path width was 50 yards. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corson | - | A large tree limb was blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Corson | - | Multiple reports were received from spotters and law enforcement of non-thunderstorm funnel clouds. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Corson | - | Rainfall of 3.71 inches was recorded. |
| May 2012 | Flood | Corson | - | Heavy rain caused minor lowland flooding of Split Rock Creek. The creek crested at 1.98 feet above flood stage on May 7th. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corson | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| September 2010 | Flood | Corson | - | Heavy rain caused record flooding of Split Rock Creek. Numerous roads and yards were flooded in and near Corson and Brandon, with the water reaching some homes and businesses, including two local golf courses. Further threatened flooding was partially prevented by sandbagging. The creek crested at 6.84 feet above flood stage at Corson on September 24th. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Corson | - | Rapid melting of a heavy winter snowpack caused flooding of Split Rock creek in the Corson area, with a crest of 2.5 feet above flood stage reported. The flooding affected farmland near the creek. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Corson | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Corson | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Corson | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Corson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Indian Hill Division | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Hill Ridge Development | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Lakes Addition | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Ingberg Tracts | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Valley Springs | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Andys Acres | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Cactus Heights | 6.4 miles | 9 |
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 Corson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5173190 | 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 1254471. 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.
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.



