Millboro, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Millboro Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57580. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Millboro quadrangle. It stands 2,218 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Millboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Winner quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Millboro between 2010 and 2013, burning about 9 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 | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | W CHAMBERS 92711 |
| 2 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WALES0802 |
| 3 July 2013 | Fireworks | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | BALL FIELD |
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 Millboro: 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
24 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Millboro in 24 storm reports between 2002 and 2021: 18 hail, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Hail | Millboro | $10,000 | Hail caused minor damage to homes and automobiles. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millboro | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millboro | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millboro | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millboro | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millboro | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millboro | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Millboro | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Millboro | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearfield | 7.3 miles | 5 | |
| Keyapaha | 9.3 miles | 5 | |
| Wewela | 10.9 miles | 8 | |
| Colome | 18.7 miles | 8 | |
| Winner | 21.7 miles | 8 | |
| Jordan Junction | 21.8 miles | 5 | |
| Carter | 25.0 miles | 5 | |
| Witten | 26.0 miles | 5 |
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 Millboro | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6858572 | 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 1256469. 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.




