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Ludlow, South Dakota

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 2005. It stands in the North Harding unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57755. It lies near Flint Butte. The Survey maps it on the Ludlow quadrangle. It stands 3,074 feet above sea level.

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Ludlow within Harding County

On record in Ludlow

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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

19 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Ludlow between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,948 acres in total. 5 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 use7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Natural5
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 2003Naturalunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
5 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionTHREE SPOT
28 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionTRUCK FIRE
27 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionOILWELL FIRE
8 August 2001Naturalunder an acreLudlow Volunteer Fire DepartmentLAWLER
27 August 2003Natural640 acresMiles City Field OfficeTENNANT
25 August 2003Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
9 July 2020Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresHarding CountyLEX - HARDING

Every fire recorded in Harding County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Ludlow: 12 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Lignite, Uranium, Lignite, Gold. 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
Forest Service PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Keystone MineGold, SilverPast Producer1892
Ludlow QuadLignite, Natural Gas, Petroleum (Oil), Stone, Crushed/Broken, UraniumPast Producer
Pickpocket MineUranium, LignitePast ProducerCoal
Relf MineUranium, LignitePast ProducerCoal
Hawk Eye No. 1Uranium, LignitePast Producer
Riley 1 & 3 ClaimsUranium, LignitePast Producer
Billy DaleUraniumPast Producer
Cedar Butte ClaimsUraniumProspect
Flat Top GroupUraniumPast Producer

Every working recorded in Harding County

Storms near this place

60 of 77 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ludlow in 77 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 45 hail, 30 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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
September 2013Flash FloodLudlow$100,000Three to five inches of rain was reported over northeastern Harding County. Runoff from the heavy rain inundated many roads, driveways, and fields in the area.
May 2013HailLudlow$5,000no account filed
July 2011HailLudlow$5,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLudlow-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLudlow-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLudlow-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 2025HailLudlow-Several 3.1 inch diameter hail stones.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLudlow-SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025HailLudlow-Estimated hail report.
August 2020HailLudlow-Wind gusts to 50 mph were also reported.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindLudlow-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindLudlow-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindLudlow-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
July 2015HailLudlow-Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph accompanied the hail.
June 2015Tornado (EF0)Ludlow-A tornado touched down in southern Bowman County, North Dakota and moved south into South Dakota west of US Highway 85. The total path length was almost four miles, and was on the ground over a mile in South Dakota. It caused no damage in Harding County, but did damage buildings on a farm about a mile north of the state line estimated around 100 mph and corresponding to EF1. Additional information on the first portion of this tornado is in the North Dakota, Central and West section of this Storm Data report.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindLudlow-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindLudlow-Large hay bales were blown over by strong wind gusts.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindLudlow-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLudlow-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindLudlow-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLudlow-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLudlow-Wind gusts to 70 mph lasted ten minutes.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLudlow-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLudlow-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2007HailLudlow-Wind gusts to 50 mph accompanied the storm.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLudlow-no account filed
July 2024HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2023HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLudlow-no account filed
July 2023HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2023HailLudlow-no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindLudlow-no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLudlow-no account filed
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLudlow-no account filed
July 2020HailLudlow-no account filed
June 2020HailLudlow-no account filed
August 2019HailLudlow-no account filed
August 2019HailLudlow-no account filed
June 2018HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLudlow-no account filed
June 2016Thunderstorm WindLudlow-no account filed
September 2016Thunderstorm WindLudlow-no account filed
August 2016HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2016HailLudlow-no account filed
June 2015HailLudlow-no account filed
June 2014HailLudlow-no account filed
May 2013HailLudlow-no account filed
May 2013HailLudlow-no account filed
September 2013HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLudlow-no account filed
July 2012HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2012HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2012HailLudlow-no account filed
June 2012HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2012HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2011HailLudlow-no account filed
August 2011HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2011HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2011HailLudlow-no account filed
July 2011HailLudlow-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Harding 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
Karinen16.5 miles6
Ralph16.9 miles6
Ladner18.6 miles6
Buffalo19.5 miles6
Reva25.3 miles8
Camp Crook37.3 miles8
Harding38.6 miles7
Redig39.9 miles6

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 LudlowAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6698828The 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 1256269. 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.