Harding, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the South Harding unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57720. It lies near Gilbert Draw. The Survey maps it on the Harding quadrangle.
On record in Harding
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 2 records
- L. W. Shevling Ranchlisted 1987
- Oliver O. Stokes Houselisted 1987
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1935 USGS Harding quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Harding quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Redig quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Harding quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Harding between 1999 and 2020, burning about 16,096 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | WARD |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | 3.7 acres | Miles City Field Office | HELLS CANYON |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | PENN |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DODGE DRAW |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MACKEY |
| 22 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 21 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DATE 134 |
| 17 September 2000 | Natural | 500 acres | Prairie City Volunteer Fire Department | HARDING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Harding: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorum Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harding in 64 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 37 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 1996 | Hail | Harding | $7,500 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Harding | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Damage to a farm outbuilding, with reports of other damage between Harding and Camp Crook. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Wind gusts were estimated at near 60 mph. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Harding | - | Hail covered the ground and was accompanied by 50 mph winds. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Branches were blown off trees and tin siding was pulled from a shed. |
| June 2018 | Tornado (EF2) | Harding | - | Based on eyewitness reports and video evidence, the tornado developed east of the first tornado near Johnson Draw and continued northeastward to near Waterhole Creek before dissipating. A home on Holcomb Place was damaged. Peak wind speeds were estimated near 120 mph. |
| June 2018 | Tornado (EFU) | Harding | - | Based on eyewitness reports and video evidence, the tornado traveled north-northeastward then northwestward across open land. It caused no damage. Therefore, its EF rating could be determined. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Dime size hail also fell with the storm. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Dime sized hail also fell with the storm. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Harding | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Five trees, including one that was 18 inches in diameter, were blown over. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Dime sized hail also fell with the storm. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | Several people reported "tremendous" winds as the storm passed Harding. Several tree branches were downed. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Harding | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Harding | - | 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.
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 Harding | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q23709364 | The 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 1261013. 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.





