Maurine, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the North Meade unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57626. The Survey maps it on the Maurine 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.
- 1951 USGS Maurine quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Faith quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Maurine between 2001 and 2007, burning about 3,810 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3,600 acres | Enning Volunteer Fire Department | GRUEB |
| 26 August 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 14 July 2006 | Natural | 150 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 12 July 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 12 July 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 12 July 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 10 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
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 Maurine: 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 Maurine in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 18 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Maurine | $800,000 | Three to four inches of rain in an hour and three to five inches of rain in two hours over parts of northeastern Meade County caused rapid rises on small creeks and overland flooding of rural areas. The flooding compromised five culverts and a bridge on county roads. |
| June 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Maurine | $30,000 | A tornado developed about 17 miles west of Faith, just north of Highway 212. As the tornado moved southeast and crossed Highway 212, numerous power poles were downed and broken. Some trees were also snapped off near the trunk and large branches broken off of other trees in this area. Additional trees were downed further southeast, before the tornado dissipated. The tornado did not impact any buildings or property along its path. The tornado traveled about 4 miles and was rated an EF-2, with wind speeds as high as 118 mph. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Maurine | $20,000 | Heavy rain caused street flooding in Faith. Four to six inches of flowing water covered a driveway east of Maurine. |
| June 1996 | Hail | Maurine | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Maurine | - | Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph accompanied the storm. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | Large hay bales were blown across the road and a roof was blown off a shed. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Maurine | - | As the flash flooding ended, flooding continued along area creeks, with overland flooding of rural areas. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | Large tree branches were broken by the wind. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Maurine | - | Flash flooding occurred along small creeks and streams in northeastern Meade County. Water was over Highway 212 near Fox Ridge Road, 19 miles west of Faith. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Maurine | - | Flooding occurred along small creeks and streams in northeastern Meade County, where several county roads south and west of Faith were covered by water. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | 10 inch diameter trees were blown down. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Maurine | - | The ground was covered with hail in Maurine. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | A garage door was blown off a building and several large trees had broken branches. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | 60 mph winds combined with large hail to damage trees along Sulphur Creek. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Maurine | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Maurine | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Ridge | 4.1 miles | 6 | |
| Cedar Canyon | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Opal | 11.8 miles | 7 | |
| Mud Butte | 15.1 miles | 7 | |
| Avance (historical) | 19.7 miles | 7 | |
| Sulphur | 19.7 miles | 7 | |
| Stoneville | 20.2 miles | 7 | |
| Fairpoint | 21.8 miles | 7 |
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 Maurine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q23709399 | 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 1256356. 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.



