Maple Leaf, 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 Maple Leaf 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
- 1971 USGS Maple Leaf quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mobridge quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Maple Leaf between 1994 and 2018, burning about 2,859 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 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 | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2,282 acres | Standing Rock Agency | CORN STALK |
| 9 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Standing Rock Agency | NO SHOW |
| 31 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 525 acres | Standing Rock Agency | HYDE FIRE |
| 3 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Standing Rock Agency | SNAKE CREEK |
| 29 August 2012 | Natural | 3.3 acres | Standing Rock Agency | STATE LINE NO. 2 |
| 29 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Standing Rock Agency | WHEAT |
| 24 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.5 acres | Standing Rock Agency | BUFFALO |
| 23 August 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Standing Rock Agency | BRDRLNE I |
Storms near this place
21 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maple Leaf in 21 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 12 flood, 7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple Leaf | - | Severe winds damaged a garage door. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple Leaf | - | An empty semi trailer was tipped over by estimated seventy-five mph winds. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Maple Leaf | - | Oak Creek near Wakpala went above the flood stage of 10 foot for a few days in early April. The creek did rise to 14.3 feet in late March. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Maple Leaf | - | Oak Creek near Wakpala went above the flood stage of 10 feet on March 19th rising quickly to 14.3 feet on March 20th. The creek then fell back below flood stage on March 23rd. Minor flooding of surrounding crop and pastureland resulted. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Flood | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Flood | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Flood | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Flood | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Flood | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Flood | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| March 2014 | Flood | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Flood | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Flood | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Flood | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Maple Leaf | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Maple Leaf | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLaughlin | 8.7 miles | 8 | |
| Walker | 10.6 miles | 6 | |
| Bullhead | 14.9 miles | 8 | |
| Mahto | 16.1 miles | 7 | |
| Little Eagle | 17.8 miles | 8 | |
| Jeffrey (historical) | 21.6 miles | 8 | |
| Miscol | 22.4 miles | 7 | |
| Kenel | 23.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261121. 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.



