BlockFarwell, South Dakota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 57314. The Survey maps it on the Farwell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1899 USGS Alexandria quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Farwell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Salem quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Farwell between 2000 and 2014, burning about 346 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SIBSON |
| 2 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 acres | Hanson County | GRASS FIRE |
| 15 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 28 April 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge | BERTELS |
| 2 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Davison County | 24579 411 |
| 9 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 21 February 2000 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Mitchell Fire Department | GEBEL |
| 8 October 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TOLTON BALER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farwell in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farwell | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upland Colony | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Artesian | 11.0 miles | 11 | |
| Letcher | 12.5 miles | 11 | |
| Ruskin Park | 14.5 miles | 9 | |
| Forestburg | 15.8 miles | 9 | |
| Cuthbert | 18.4 miles | 11 | |
| Woonsocket | 23.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261107. 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.