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Hoover, South Dakota

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the East Butte unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57760. It stands on Badlands Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hoover quadrangle.

Hoover within Butte County

On record in Hoover

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 6 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

3 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Hoover between 1998 and 2013, burning about 11 acres in total. 2 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
Natural2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
5 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreButte CountyNONE
1 July 2012Natural9.0 acresMontana/Dakotas State OfficeFOX RANCH
24 April 1998Natural2.0 acresNewell Volunteer Fire DepartmentWINKLER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butte 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 Hoover: 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
State Highway Dept. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Butte County

Storms near this place

60 of 110 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoover in 110 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 67 thunderstorm wind, 38 hail, 2 flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHoover$50,000Winds blew down a granary, corral, large tree branches, and power lines at Hoover. A roof was blown off a barn.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHoover$20,000Many trees were damaged and snapped off. Barn roof was partially torn off. Stockade damage.
August 2011HailHoover$10,000no account filed
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHoover$7,000The combination of hail and wind broke automobile and house windows.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHoover$2,000Thunderstorm winds tipped over large farm equipment, downed several trees, and flattened alfalfa crops.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHoover-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHoover-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHoover-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
May 2024Tornado (EFU)Hoover-This tornado was in a very rural area, with no damage. Therefore, a damage assessment could not be conducted. The tornado was small and thin, traveling approximately 10 miles across open prairie. Tornado track is based on radar and spotter reports.
May 2024Tornado (EFU)Hoover-This tornado was in a very rural area, over open prairie, with no damage reported. Therefore, a damage assessment could not be conducted. Visually, the tornado was very small and thin, lasting approximately 4 minutes and crossed US Highway 212. Tornado track is based on radar and spotter reports.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHoover-Gusts of 60 to 108 mph for about 25 minutes.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindHoover-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated around 70 mph.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindHoover-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 70 mph.
July 2019Flash FloodHoover-Runoff from heavy rain overnight caused flash flooding along the South Fork of the Moreau River near Hoover.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindHoover-The observer estimated wind gusts around 60 mph.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHoover-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHoover-The spotter estimated wind gusts near 70 mph.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHoover-The cooperative observer estimated wind gusts at least 70 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindHoover-The observer estimated wind gusts reached around 60 mph.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHoover-Large branches were broken off trees.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHoover-The spotter reported wind gusts of 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHoover-A spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindHoover-None.
May 2008FloodHoover-Minor flooding occurred along the South Fork of the Moreau River, the Belle Fourche River, Hay Creek, Willow Creek, Frog Creek, Indian Creek, and their tributaries.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindHoover-6 inch diameter tree branches were broken off trees and a fence was destroyed.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindHoover-Several tree branches were blown down.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindHoover-TRUCK BLOWN OFF HIGHWAY.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
September 2024Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
July 2023HailHoover-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
September 2023Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
May 2022Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
August 2022Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
August 2021HailHoover-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Butte 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
Castle Rock13.2 miles8
Newell28.6 miles12
Arpan30.2 miles9
Nisland33.9 miles12
Empire34.3 miles13
Vale34.7 miles13
Fruitdale38.2 miles13
Snoma (historical)39.2 miles13

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 HooverAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q23709380The 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 1261020. 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.