Keldron, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Custer Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57634. The Survey maps it on the Keldron quadrangle. It stands 2,372 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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
- 1972 USGS Keldron quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS McIntosh quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Keldron quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Keldron between 2000 and 2016, burning about 2,926 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Standing Rock Agency | MOSER |
| 5 September 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Standing Rock Agency | ODONNELL |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Standing Rock Agency | MAIER |
| 3 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Standing Rock Agency | BEER |
| 3 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Morristown Volunteer Fire Department | O'DONNEL |
| 13 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Standing Rock Agency | KANE |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | 2,500 acres | Meadow Volunteer Fire Department | HAYNES WHITE BUTTE |
| 4 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Standing Rock Agency | SCHAFF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Keldron: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sdg - Morristown Quad - Deposit 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | TERRACE | |
| Sdg - Morristown Quad - Deposit 6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | TERRACE | |
| Sdg - Morristown Quad - Deposit 7 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | TERRACE |
Storms near this place
39 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keldron in 39 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 28 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keldron | - | Estimated eighty mph winds knocked some trees and branches down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keldron | - | Estimated sixty mph winds downed some large tree branches onto power lines causing power outages. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keldron | - | An estimated seventy mph wind damaged a small 5 by 5 foot deck attached to the house. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keldron | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keldron | - | Seventy mph winds were estimated with no damage reported. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keldron | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated southwest of Keldron. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keldron | - | Seventy mph winds were estimated by the Highway Department. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Keldron | - | Flash flooding occurred from Keldron south during the late afternoon and evening as result of up seven inches of rain that had fallen from slow moving thunderstorms. Willow creek and several small tributaries went out of their banks causing the inundation of low areas and county roads. Many county roads were damaged with one farmer losing several pigs and cows as a result of the flooding. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Keldron | - | The storm left a 5 mile long path of hail damage destroying many acres of crops. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Keldron | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keldron | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Thunder Hawk | 8.8 miles | 6 | |
| Watauga | 14.1 miles | 7 | |
| McIntosh | 24.4 miles | 7 | |
| Athboy | 25.4 miles | 7 | |
| Black Horse | 27.2 miles | 7 | |
| Walker | 38.1 miles | 6 | |
| Miscol | 38.6 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 Keldron | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14709754 | 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 1261115. 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.




