Mahto, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Corson unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57642. The Survey maps it on the Mahto quadrangle.
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
- 1966 USGS Mahto quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mobridge quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Mahto between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,043 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 9 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Standing Rock Agency | BARNEY |
| 12 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Standing Rock Agency | STRIP |
| 1 September 2001 | Natural | 30 acres | McLaughlin Volunteer Fire Department | DAVE HARRISON |
| 25 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Standing Rock Agency | KATHERINE |
| 22 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Standing Rock Agency | 3110 RD FIRE |
| 19 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Standing Rock Agency | MAHTO ROAD |
| 17 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Standing Rock Agency | ULMER |
| 11 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Standing Rock Agency | MCLAUGH2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mahto in 23 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 14 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several tree branches at a residence 8 miles northwest of Kenel, SD which sits just south of the North Dakota state line. Another residence just over the border had siding removed by these strong winds. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | Numerous trees were downed by estimated eighty mph winds. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| August 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Mahto | - | A tornado touched down briefly with no damage reported. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Mahto | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mahto | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey (historical) | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| McLaughlin | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| Little Eagle | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Wakpala | 10.2 miles | 8 | |
| Snake Creek | 12.9 miles | 8 | |
| Kenel | 13.4 miles | 8 | |
| Maple Leaf | 16.1 miles | 7 | |
| Bullhead | 21.4 miles | 8 |
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 Mahto | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q23709396 | 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 1261038. 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.



