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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.

Manderson within Oglala Lakota County

Topographic sheets covering this place

3 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

581 since 1992

Regional 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 burning152
Misuse of fire by a minor129
Fireworks108
Natural45
Other causes42
Missing data/not specified/undetermined41
Equipment and vehicle use36
Arson/incendiarism13
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4

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
9 September 2017Natural1.0 acresPine Ridge AgencyYUCCA
9 September 2012Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acrePine Ridge AgencyFLAT TIRE
9 September 2003Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acrePine Ridge AgencyHE DID IT
9 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acrePine Ridge AgencyVAN
9 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acrePine Ridge AgencyMARKDUANE
8 September 2000Misuse of fire by a minor20 acresPine Ridge AgencyHUMP
7 September 2003Misuse of fire by a minor1.5 acresPine Ridge AgencyMIC CHECK
7 September 2000Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresPine Ridge AgencyPOND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Oglala Lakota County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Storms near this place

37 since 1996

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1998Flash FloodManderson2 hurtHEAVY RAINS WASHED OUT A PORTION OF BIA ROAD #33 AND TWO AGENCY OFFICIERS DROVE INTO THE WASH OUT.
August 2004HailManderson$25,000no account filed
June 2025HailManderson-Public reported hail, estimated.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindManderson-Estimated wind gust report.
July 2020Flash FloodManderson-Runoff from heavy rain produced street flooding in Manderson and along Wounded Knee Creek. BIA 33 was flooded north of Manderson.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindManderson-The combination of wind and hail caused minor damage.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindManderson-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindManderson-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindManderson-The spotter estimated winds at 60 mph.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindManderson-Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph.
September 2000WildfireManderson-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 2000WildfireManderson-Lightning caused a 700 acre fire near Manderson. Another fire, also caused by lightning, burned 100 acres near Oglala.
April 2025HailManderson-no account filed
July 2020HailManderson-no account filed
July 2019HailManderson-no account filed
July 2019HailManderson-no account filed
May 2018HailManderson-no account filed
May 2016HailManderson-no account filed
June 2015HailManderson-no account filed
June 2012HailManderson-no account filed
June 2010HailManderson-no account filed
July 2009HailManderson-no account filed
April 2008HailManderson-no account filed
July 2008HailManderson-no account filed
August 2008HailManderson-no account filed
July 2008HailManderson-no account filed
August 2008Thunderstorm WindManderson-no account filed
August 2007HailManderson-no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindManderson-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindManderson-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindManderson-no account filed
July 2005HailManderson-no account filed
July 2004HailManderson-no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindManderson-no account filed
August 2002HailManderson-no account filed
June 2000HailManderson-no account filed
September 1996HailManderson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oglala Lakota 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
Porcupine7.4 miles8
Evergreen7.9 miles8
Wounded Knee8.6 miles8
Sharps Corner11.3 miles9
Denby14.0 miles8
Oglala14.6 miles8
Pine Ridge15.2 miles9
Rockyford18.2 miles10

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.