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Edgemont, South Dakota

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Edgemont City. It lies in ZIP code area 57735. It stands on Cottonwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Edgemont quadrangle. 725 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,458 feet above sea level.

Edgemont within Fall River County

On record in Edgemont

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 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Edgemont fell from 774 to 725 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010774
2020725-49 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

56 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Edgemont between 1992 and 2020, burning about 532 acres in total. 24 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
Natural24
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Debris and open burning6
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
19 September 2003Natural3.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
18 September 1999Natural2.0 acresEdgemont Volunteer Fire DepartmentHUDSON HILL
13 September 1994Natural30 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionBREAKNECK HILL
10 September 1995Natural15 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionREUTTER
9 August 2003Natural2.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
9 August 2003Natural40 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionRIVER BANK
7 August 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionPARK FIRE
6 August 2002Natural3.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionCOTTONWOOD DOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fall River County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Edgemont: 8 past producers, 5 producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Edgemont Grindstone CoFlagstonePast Producer
Edgemont QuarryStone, DimensionPast ProducerSandstone
Bell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Rosebud Sioux L-40Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Darrow #3 PitUraniumProducer
Darrow LeaseUraniumProducer
Gull Leases 1 and 3UraniumPast Producer
Heck LeaseUraniumProducer

Every working recorded in Fall River County

Storms near this place

60 of 125 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edgemont in 125 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 63 thunderstorm wind, 52 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 funnel cloud. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2012HailEdgemont$100,000Hail from golfball to softball size fell.
June 2008Flash FloodEdgemont$100,000no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindEdgemont$50,000Thunderstorm winds blew down a cement granary, a 20 foot high barn, and several power poles.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindEdgemont$30,000Strong wind gusts blew out the doors of an airport hanger and two small planes in the hangar received minor damage.
July 2014HailEdgemont$15,000Racquet ball sized hail broke windows on a car and damaged siding.
May 2018Flash FloodEdgemont$10,000Two to four inches of rain in two hours caused minor flooding. Runoff washed gravel off a couple of county roads and water ran over at least one county road when the culvert became plugged with debris. The Cheyenne River at Edgemont quickly rose about 5 feet and peaked around 1700 cfs.
June 2010HailEdgemont$6,000Golf ball sized hail caused minor damage to automobiles.
July 2020HailEdgemont$5,000Hail damaged vehicles.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindEdgemont$5,000Trees and large branches were blown down on every street in town. Shingles were peeled and metal panels were curled off roofs.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindEdgemont$5,000Strong winds downed trees and power poles in Edgemont, with electric service out for as long as 24 hours.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindEdgemont$5,000Strong winds from thunderstorms blew over several trees and fences in the community.
July 1997LightningEdgemont$5,000no account filed
June 2025HailEdgemont-Spotter reported nickel to quarter size hail. Ongoing during call around 527 pm.
June 2025HailEdgemont-COOP submitted entry.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-The spotter estimated wind gusts at near 70 mph.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2020HailEdgemont-Hail covered the ground.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-Wind gusts were estimated between 60 and 65 mph.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-Pea sized hail accompanied the strong wind gusts.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-Large branches were broken off trees.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2011Funnel CloudEdgemont-A small funnel cloud was observed north of Edgemont. An aerial survey determined it did not reach the ground.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-None.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-A spotter estimated wind gusts of 60 mph.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-Six inch diameter tree branches were broken off by strong wind gusts.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-Dime sized hail also fell with the storm.
July 2000WildfireEdgemont-Lightning caused a wildfire that burned 150 acres to the east of Edgemont.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-no account filed
July 2024HailEdgemont-no account filed
September 2024Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-no account filed
April 2023Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-no account filed
August 2023HailEdgemont-no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-no account filed
June 2022HailEdgemont-no account filed
June 2022HailEdgemont-no account filed
June 2022HailEdgemont-no account filed
June 2022HailEdgemont-no account filed
June 2022HailEdgemont-no account filed
June 2022HailEdgemont-no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-no account filed
July 2021HailEdgemont-no account filed
August 2021Thunderstorm WindEdgemont-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Fall River County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Dudley0.8 miles16
Dennis3.5 miles16
Igloo7.0 miles13
Provo7.6 miles13
Marietta8.0 miles14
Minnekahta11.5 miles15
Rocky Ford12.1 miles15
Burdock13.7 miles14

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 EdgemontAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3205403The 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 1266810. 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.