BlockFoley, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Pelican Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57201. The Survey maps it on the Pelican Lake quadrangle.
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.
- 1953 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Pelican Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Foley between 1999 and 2012, burning about 804 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 17773 HWY 81 |
| 19 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Worthing Volunteer Fire Department | I29 NB MM 59 |
| 23 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Watertown Volunteer Fire Department | PELICAN PLAZA |
| 5 July 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 July 2003 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 8 June 2002 | Fireworks | under an acre | Watertown Volunteer Fire Department | DUANE BROEK |
| 2 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 43 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Foley: 6 producers, 5 past producers. 6 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cline Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Junger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Little Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mc Laughlin Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mcbride Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rauville | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Foley in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2009 | Flash Flood | Foley | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Foley | - | A trained spotter reported that hay bales had been rolled over 100 ft across a field with thunderstorm winds. The nearby ASOS at Watertown Regional Airport recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Foley | - | A trained spotter reported numerous tree branches up to 6 inches in diameter had come down. Some had blown nearly 100 feet across into a field. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Foley | - | Estimated seventy mph winds took some shingles off the roof and downed several large tree branches along with laying down some corn stalks. |
| June 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Foley | - | A funnel cloud was reported by a trained spotter. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Foley | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Foley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watertown | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Appleby | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Grover | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Kampeska | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Green Trees Subdivision | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| North Shore | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Rauville | 9.9 miles | 8 | |
| Kranzburg | 12.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261004. 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.