Isabel, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Isabel town. It lies in ZIP code area 57633. The Survey maps it on the Isabel quadrangle. 145 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,398 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresIsabel grew from 135 to 145 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 135 | |
| 2020 | 145 | +10 (+7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1953 USGS McIntosh quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS McIntosh quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Isabel quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Timber Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Isabel between 2000 and 2017, burning about 526 acres in total. 19 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | ISABELDUMP |
| 21 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | LOPEZ |
| 15 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | WINYAN |
| 15 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TURNIP FIRE |
| 1 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | MLINDSKOV |
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Cheyenne River Agency | MEGINNESS2 |
| 5 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 164 acres | Cheyenne River Agency | A. RICHERT |
| 31 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
57 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Isabel in 57 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 38 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 3 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Flood | Isabel | $198,800 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabel | - | A trained spotter reported extensive damage north of Isabel. There was damage to trees, some uprooted, and damaged siding and broken windows on a house and vehicles. In addition, a machine shed and grain bins were destroyed. Some areas had complete crop loss. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Isabel | - | Quarter to half dollar hailstones lasted a couple minutes and produced minor damage to a home. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Isabel | - | Snowmelt flooding occurred along the Moreau River with several roads closed. There was also several county and BIA bridges that were closed. People in Whitehorse had to go through Timber Lake to get out. There was also a bridge near Promise that had to be closed due to water over it. There were other flooded roads in the county with reports of some cattle stranded. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Isabel | - | Hail covered the ground up to 2 inches in spots. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabel | - | Estimated seventy mph winds brought down several large branches. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Isabel | - | Heavy rains of up to five inches flooded several roads in and around Isabel. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabel | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabel | - | Sixty mph winds knocked the power out at the residence. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabel | - | Sixty mph winds layed down some corn along with bending over several small trees. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Isabel | - | Heavy rains of 1 to 2 inches in a short period of time caused flash flooding in and around Isabel. Several roads and ditches were flooded. No damage occurred. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabel | - | Several large trees were uprooted in Isabel along with many large tree branches downed. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabel | - | Eighty mph winds damaged or downed several trees, damaged carnival equipment, destroyed some sheds, and rolled some large hay bales. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Isabel | - | Heavy rains resulted in the flash flooding of several county roads near Isabel. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Isabel | - | Lightning struck a tree west of Isabel. A shed was then caught on fire and destroyed. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabel | - | Winds to 60 mph tipped over a cook shack near the baseball field in Isabel. The grain elevator lost two doors to the high winds. A trailer home had its skirting damaged and several tree branches were downed throughout town. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Isabel | - | Hail up to the size of golfballs hit areas west of Isabel to Isabel. To the west of Isabel, golfball size hail broke many windows and also went through the screens on several houses. The hail drifted in several places around Isabel. |
| July 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Isabel | - | A narrow path tornado touched down briefly near Isabel. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Isabel | - | Large hail damaged corn crops and damaged many vehilces in Isabel and at a car dealership. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Flood | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Flood | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Isabel | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Isabel | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firesteel | 7.9 miles | 7 | |
| Green Grass | 18.2 miles | 8 | |
| Timber Lake | 19.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bear Creek | 22.9 miles | 7 | |
| Lantry | 26.2 miles | 7 | |
| Glencross | 27.2 miles | 7 | |
| North Eagle Butte | 28.8 miles | 7 | |
| Eagle Butte | 29.0 miles | 7 |
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 Isabel | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1945405 | 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 1255785. 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.



