Midway, South Dakota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Jamesville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57037. The Survey maps it on the Midway quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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 Midway quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Freeman quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Midway between 1999 and 2020, burning about 702 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 14ARF26 |
| 17 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | IFD |
| 25 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | JENSON |
| 16 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FORTUNE |
| 30 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 36 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 13 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Lesterville Fire & Rescue | KADDATZ FARM |
| 6 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | KLIMISH |
| 22 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
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 Midway: 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 | ||
| Nels Nelson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peterson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sigel Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midway in 8 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 2003 | Lightning | Midway | 1 killed, 1 hurt | Two brothers, age 19 and 17, were struck by lightning while swimming in Lewis and Clark Lake. The 19 year old died later the same day, while the 17 year old survived his injuries. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a sheet metal building onto the intersection of South Dakota Highway 46 and U. S. Highway 81. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | Numerous healthy trees were uprooted by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 76 mph was measured by personal weather station SDMENNO8. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Midway | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Midway | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Midway | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Midway | - | 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 | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Jamesville Colony | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Jamesville | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Mayfield | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Pearsons Corner | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Utica | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Lesterville | 12.0 miles | 11 | |
| Valleyview | 12.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261045. 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.




