Mayfield, South Dakota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Walshtown Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57037. The Survey maps it on the Mayfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1898 USGS Parker quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mayfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Freeman quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Mayfield between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,342 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | IFD |
| 9 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Yankton Volunteer Fire Department | FORHRTICH 1 |
| 15 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Yankton Volunteer Fire Department | FORHRTICH 2 |
| 8 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Volin Volunteer Fire Department | JIM COMN |
| 11 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | NONE 2 |
| 6 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HILL TOP FIRE |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | IFD |
| 30 April 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FROHRIECH FIRE #3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mayfield: 4 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erickson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| M T Johnson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peter Jonason Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Schram Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mayfield in 16 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 12 hail, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayfield | - | Thunderstorm winds were measured on a personal weather station 2 miles east of Mayfield. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Mayfield | - | Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayfield | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large trees uprooted. |
| August 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Mayfield | - | A tornado was observed crossing open country. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Mayfield | - | A brief landspout caused no reported damage. The tornado was recorded with video equipment. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Mayfield | - | Large hail heavily damaged corn and soybean crops, totally stripping some crops while leaving others with some chance of recovery. The amount of crop damage could not be determined. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Mayfield | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Mayfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Mayfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Mayfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Mayfield | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Mayfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Mayfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Mayfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Mayfield | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Mayfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vedin Corner | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Midway | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Pearsons Corner | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Valleyview | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Jamesville Colony | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Jamesville | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mission Hill | 11.2 miles | 10 | |
| Volin | 11.3 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q120408667 | 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 1261041. 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.




