Creighton, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57790. The Survey maps it on the Creighton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Creighton quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS New Underwood quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Creighton in 2003, burning about 120 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 110 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | CHURCH |
| 4 July 2003 | Natural | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Storms near this place
60 of 121 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Creighton in 121 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 68 hail, 48 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 1 tornado. 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 2019 | Flood | Creighton | $2,000,000 | Runoff from heavy rain caused overland flooding and flooding along Rapid Creek, Box Elder Creek, Spring Creek, and tributaries of the Cheyenne River. A culvert washed out on Nike Road east of the Cobalt Drive intersection, water covered South Ellsworth Road south of Highway 14-16, 154th Avenue near 233rd Street, Creston Road south of SD Highway 44, Base Line Road south of Wasta, Bear Creek Road from SD Highway 44 to Sage Creek Road, and Paulson Road near Quinn. Several roads were inundated between Box Elder and New Underwood; including 155th avenue, 156th Avenue, 159th Avenue, and Sharpe Road. Street flooding was also reported in Rapid City and Rapid Valley along South Valley Drive, Green Valley Road, and Reservoir Road. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Creighton | $50,000 | A large electric transmission tower was crumpled, seven wooden power poles were snapped, and trees were snapped. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Creighton | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | $8,000 | The combination of wind and hail damaged an automobile and house. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | $1,000 | Trees were uprooted and a kennel was blown away by strong winds. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | $1,000 | The combination of large hail and strong wind gusts broke a double pane glass window in a home. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Creighton | $500 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Creighton | - | Report noted that most of the hail was quarter size, some pieces were about 1.5 inch in diameter. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Most of the wind driven hail was quarter size, some pieces were about 1.5 inch in diameter. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at near 70 mph. No damage was reported. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind driven hail damaged vehicles, buildings, and crops. |
| June 2022 | Flood | Creighton | - | Two to three inches of rain fell in a brief period of time. The runoff flooded fields, rural roads, and yards. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Creighton | - | The spotter observed minor soffit and gutter damage. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Hail to dime size also fell with the storm. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | A power pole was downed by the wind. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | A 24 foot horse trailer was flipped over and a large livestock trailer was pushed into a power pole by the wind. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Strong wind gusts broke off the tops of trees and blew a door off its hinges. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Large trees were blown down by the winds. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts near 60 mph. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 70 mph. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts around 70 mph. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | A grain bin and auger were blown over and many tree branches were broken. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Creighton | - | Flooding was reported from Rapid City to Farmingdale and along Rapid Creek. A couple of homes were surrounded by water and several county roads were flooded. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | None. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Tree branches up to 16 inches in diameter were broken off. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Creighton | - | Half inch diameter hail also fell. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Creighton | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Creighton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro | 12.3 miles | 7 | |
| Wasta | 18.0 miles | 8 | |
| Wall | 18.2 miles | 8 | |
| Quinn | 18.9 miles | 8 | |
| Wicksville | 23.0 miles | 9 | |
| Owanka | 25.7 miles | 9 | |
| Mawl Springs | 33.5 miles | 8 | |
| New Underwood | 35.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1260993. 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.



