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Folsom, South Dakota

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the East Custer unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57744. It lies near Hibbs Draw. The Survey maps it on the Folsom quadrangle.

Folsom within Custer County

Topographic sheets covering this place

3 surveys from 8 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

23 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Folsom between 2000 and 2016, burning about 1,250 acres in total. 13 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
Natural13
Equipment and vehicle use6
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1
Other causes1

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
26 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFolsom Volunteer Fire DepartmentCEMETRY
15 September 2016Natural7.7 acresNebraska National ForestWARREN
8 August 2003Natural60 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionRAUSCH
8 August 2003Natural3.4 acresNebraska National ForestHIBBS
30 August 2005Natural100 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
26 August 2002Natural5.0 acresFolsom Volunteer Fire DepartmentSANDERS
18 August 2007Natural2.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
17 August 2016Natural600 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionPEDERSON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Custer County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Folsom: 1 past producer. None of them 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
O Neil Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Custer County

Storms near this place

60 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Folsom in 60 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 29 thunderstorm wind, 29 hail, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2013HailFolsom$20,000no account filed
May 2010HailFolsom$3,000no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindFolsom$2,000Strong winds destroyed a small metal shelter and scattered the debris a half mile away. The top of a grain bin was caved in.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindFolsom$1,000Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph blew metal panels off a barn roof.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Law enforcement reported wind gust.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindFolsom-SDOT personnel reported wind gust.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindFolsom-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindFolsom-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindFolsom-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindFolsom-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindFolsom-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Large tree branches were broken by the wind.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindFolsom-The spotter estimated wind gusts near 70 mph.
July 2016HailFolsom-Hail completely covered the ground about an inch deep.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2013Tornado (EF0)Folsom-A small tornado briefly touched down in a pasture east of Hermosa.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Wind gusts reached 60 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Strong wind gusts blew shingles off houses.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Estimated wind gusts were 60 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2010HailFolsom-A prolonged period of hail to quarter size covered the ground.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph.
May 2008FloodFolsom-Heavy rain caused flooding in Hermosa, Custer, and Custer State Park. Minor flooding was observed along Grace Coolidge Creek in Custer State Park. Battle Creek at Hermosa crested at 10.0 feet, two feet over flood stage of 8.0 feet.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Large branches were broken off trees.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindFolsom-no account filed
April 2024Thunderstorm WindFolsom-no account filed
September 2024Thunderstorm WindFolsom-no account filed
August 2023HailFolsom-no account filed
August 2023Thunderstorm WindFolsom-no account filed
June 2023HailFolsom-no account filed
June 2023HailFolsom-no account filed
September 2023Thunderstorm WindFolsom-no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindFolsom-no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFolsom-no account filed
July 2020HailFolsom-no account filed
July 2020HailFolsom-no account filed
July 2020HailFolsom-no account filed
August 2018HailFolsom-no account filed
June 2018HailFolsom-no account filed
May 2018HailFolsom-no account filed
July 2018HailFolsom-no account filed
July 2017HailFolsom-no account filed
August 2016HailFolsom-no account filed
August 2014HailFolsom-no account filed
June 2014HailFolsom-no account filed
August 2013HailFolsom-no account filed
June 2012HailFolsom-no account filed
June 2011HailFolsom-no account filed
June 2011HailFolsom-no account filed
August 2011HailFolsom-no account filed
August 2011HailFolsom-no account filed
May 2010HailFolsom-no account filed
May 2010HailFolsom-no account filed
June 2009HailFolsom-no account filed
June 2008HailFolsom-no account filed
July 2005HailFolsom-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Custer 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
Hermosa17.0 miles16
Fairburn20.5 miles16
Spokane27.1 miles22
State Game Lodge27.5 miles22
Buffalo Gap32.9 miles16
Blue Bell33.3 miles18
Cold Spring II (historical)36.5 miles18
Sylvan Lake Resort36.8 miles19

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 FolsomAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q22338399The 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 1261685. 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.