Manderson, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Oglala Lakota unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57756. It stands on White Horse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Manderson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1967 USGS Manderson quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pine Ridge quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
581 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 581 fires within 5 miles of Manderson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,976 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 152 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 129 |
| Fireworks | 108 |
| Natural | 45 |
| Other causes | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | YUCCA |
| 9 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Pine Ridge Agency | FLAT TIRE |
| 9 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Pine Ridge Agency | HE DID IT |
| 9 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Pine Ridge Agency | VAN |
| 9 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Pine Ridge Agency | MARKDUANE |
| 8 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | HUMP |
| 7 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | MIC CHECK |
| 7 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Pine Ridge Agency | POND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Manderson: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
37 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manderson in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 22 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 wildfire. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 1998 | Flash Flood | Manderson | 2 hurt | HEAVY RAINS WASHED OUT A PORTION OF BIA ROAD #33 AND TWO AGENCY OFFICIERS DROVE INTO THE WASH OUT. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Manderson | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Manderson | - | Public reported hail, estimated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manderson | - | Estimated wind gust report. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Manderson | - | Runoff from heavy rain produced street flooding in Manderson and along Wounded Knee Creek. BIA 33 was flooded north of Manderson. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manderson | - | The combination of wind and hail caused minor damage. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manderson | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manderson | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manderson | - | The spotter estimated winds at 60 mph. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manderson | - | Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph. |
| September 2000 | Wildfire | Manderson | - | Lightning caused a 7,000 acre fire that threatened portions of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The fire was driven by strong winds and low humidities. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze before any homes were lost. |
| September 2000 | Wildfire | Manderson | - | Lightning caused a 700 acre fire near Manderson. Another fire, also caused by lightning, burned 100 acres near Oglala. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Manderson | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Manderson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porcupine | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Evergreen | 7.9 miles | 8 | |
| Wounded Knee | 8.6 miles | 8 | |
| Sharps Corner | 11.3 miles | 9 | |
| Denby | 14.0 miles | 8 | |
| Oglala | 14.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pine Ridge | 15.2 miles | 9 | |
| Rockyford | 18.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1256314. 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.


