Milltown, South Dakota

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Milltown Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57366. It stands on Twelvemile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Milltown quadrangle. 8 people lived here at the 2020 count.

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Milltown within Hutchinson County

On record in Milltown

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Milltown Hutterite Colonylisted 1982
South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 34-140-046listed 2002
United Brethren Church in Christlisted 2007

Population over time

2 figures

Milltown fell from 10 to 8 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	10
2020	8	-2 (-20%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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 Olivet quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1957 USGS Milltown quadrangle1:24000
1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
1985 USGS Freeman quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

19 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Milltown between 2000 and 2020, burning about 430 acres in total. 1 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	15
Debris and open burning	2
Natural	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
20 September 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	30 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	34 EAST DITCH
31 July 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	HIITZMAN
21 July 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	SHERWOOD FIRE
14 July 2000	Natural	10 acres	Meadow Volunteer Fire Department	SID MILLER
13 June 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	LYNN HEISINGER
21 May 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	GARY WERNING
17 May 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	BAIL FIRE
8 April 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	50 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	GRASS FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hutchinson County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Milltown: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Baltzer Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Harnisch Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Wuretzer Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Hutchinson County

Storms near this place

51 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milltown in 51 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 44 flood, 5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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
September 2019	Flood	Milltown	$400,000	A continuation of flooding from August; after falling briefly below flood stage on September 10, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) responded to excessive rainfall of 4 to 8 inches upstream September 10-12 (7.54 inches at Mitchell and 7.21 inches 7 miles south of Parkston) to crest at a record 9.24 feet above flood stage on September 13. Innumerable roads were inundated and closed for several days, including South Dakota Highway 44 near Milltown, Parkston and Freeman, Highway 18 near Olivet, Highway 81 north of Yankton, Highway 46 west of Irene and 431st Avenue in northern Yankton county - all major area roadways. Tschetter Hutterite Colony was inundated when water overtopped protective levies, causing extensive damage to buildings and displacing 10 families. Similarly, water inundated Wolf Creek Colony when an earthen dam was breached displacing 20 families. Numerous turkeys and hogs were lost in the flooding. Elsewhere, extensive amounts of agricultural land were inundated. Moderate flooding continued at the end of the month.
May 2007	Flood	Milltown	$200,000	Heavy rainfall caused flooding of low areas including fields, homes, businesses, schools, roads, streams, and bridges. The flooding was a longer term event than flash flooding, which also had resulted. Long term major flooding of the James River also resulted, with the river peaking at 6.2 feet above flood stage southeast of Olivet on May 11th. Some parks and other recreation areas were affected. A few roads and bridges were washed out by the high water. The flooding delayed planting of crops in some areas.
August 2019	Flood	Milltown	$10,000	A continuation of flooding from July, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) crested at 3.33 feet above flood stage on August 13. Many rural roads near the river were inundated, with flooding of significant amounts of agricultural land. Moderate flooding continued at the end of the month.
October 2019	Flood	Milltown	$5,000	A continuation of flooding from September, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) began the month on October 1 in moderate flood at 1.85 feet above flood stage. Significant flooding of agricultural lands continued. Property damage costs are rough estimates.
July 2024	Flood	Milltown	-	Flooding continued from June on the James River near Scotland, with declining river levels. The river fell below flood stage on the evening of July 7th.
June 2024	Flood	Milltown	-	The James River near Scotland rose above flood stage the evening of June 21st, cresting around 7.28 feet above flood stage (20.28 feet) on June 24th. This crest is in the Major Stage. The river stayed above flood stage into July. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Hutchinson County.
April 2023	Flood	Milltown	-	The James River near Scotland, SD rose above flood stage on the morning of April 28th before cresting around 1.67 feet above flood stage (14.67 feet) on April 30th, which is in the Moderate category. Flooding continued into May.
May 2023	Flood	Milltown	-	Flooding continued from April along the James River near Scotland, SD with very slowly falling levels through the month. Flood levels were in the Moderate category for 9 days and Minor stage for 12 days. The river fell below flood stage on the morning of May 12th.
May 2020	Flood	Milltown	-	A continuation of flooding from April, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) began the month with a peak in minor flood at 0.58 feet above flood stage on May 1, before slowly falling below flood stage on May 9. Mid-May rains would return the river above flood stage, with a crest for the month at 0.81 feet above flood stage on May 26. Significant agricultural flooding continued through much of the month.
June 2020	Flood	Milltown	-	After mid-month rainfall of 2 to 3 inches in the mid-James River Basin, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) rose above flood stage, with a peak at 0.90 feet above flood stage on June 14. Greatest impact was flooding of agricultural land near the river.
March 2020	Flood	Milltown	-	The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) returned quickly above flood stage on March 3, and crested 3.18 feet above flood stage on March 15, in major flood stage. Numerous county and township roads near the gage were inundated, including 431st Avenue where it crosses the river. The river remained at moderate flood stage at the end of the month.
July 2020	Flash Flood	Milltown	-	Highway 44 was temporarily blocked by law enforcement while multiple inches of water flowed over the roadway.
April 2020	Flood	Milltown	-	A continuation of flooding from March, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) began the month with a peak in moderate flood at 3.66 feet above flood stage on April 1, before falling into minor flood stage on April 18. Numerous county and township roads near the gage were inundated, including 431st Avenue where it crosses the river. The river remained at minor flood stage at the end of the month.
July 2020	Flood	Milltown	-	As a result of downstream routing of floodwaters and rainfall the first week of the month totaling 2.10 inches at Parkston and 2.12 inches 7 miles south of Parkston, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) returned to minor flood and crested 0.69 feet above flood stage on July 4. Significant flooding occurred to agricultural land near the river.
June 2019	Flood	Milltown	-	A continuation of flooding from May, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) started at 4.90 feet above flood stage on June 1. Many rural roads near the river were inundated, with continued flooding of significant amounts of agricultural land.
October 2019	Flood	Milltown	-	The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) returned briefly to flooding late October, with a crest at 0.35 feet above flood stage on October 25 with yet another period of significant flooding of agricultural lands.
November 2019	Flood	Milltown	-	The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) returned to flood stage, and crested on November 30 at 0.30 feet above flood stage. Impacts were generally inundation of agricultural lands near the river.
July 2019	Flood	Milltown	-	The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) crested at 3.24 feet above flood stage on July 19. Many rural roads near the river were inundated, with flooding of significant amounts of agricultural land. Moderate flooding continued at the end of the month.
May 2019	Flood	Milltown	-	This is a continuation of flooding from April. The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) spent the entire month in major flood stage, with a crest 5.81 feet above flood stage on May 30. Significant agricultural flooding continued, with no opportunity for spring planting throughout the flood plain. County roads near the gage were flooded at months end, and Highway 44 was briefly flooded south of Milltown. The river remained at major flood stage at the end of the month.
December 2019	Flood	Milltown	-	The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) spent much of the month in flood, with brief drops below flood stage between December 1-5 and 9-13. The river crested twice briefly in moderate flood (1.18 feet above flood stage on December 18 and again on December 31 at 1.15 feet above flood stage). Impacts were generally minor outside the growing season, with significant inundation of agricultural lands near the river.
March 2019	Flood	Milltown	-	Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 2.97 inches 11 miles south of Emery and 2.79 inches at Menno) resulted in extensive flooding of agricultural lands and inundation of numerous roads (including state highway 44 south of Milltown). A few farm buildings along the river stretch were also flooded. The James River at Scotland (gage site SCOS2) reached major flood stage cresting 5.95 feet above flood stage on March 15. A secondary crest of 5.51 feet above flood stage occurred on March 26. Major flooding continued at the end of the month.
April 2019	Flood	Milltown	-	Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and April maintained extensive flooding throughout the flood plain. Highway 44 south of Milltown was flooded, along with numerous county and township roads. The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) crested at 5.79 feet above flood stage on April 18, the ninth highest crest on record. Major flooding continued at the end of the month.
April 2018	Flood	Milltown	-	Snow melt and runoff from periods of heavier rainfall produced minor flooding which impacted lowland agricultural areas. River levels reached 0.2 feet above flood stage on the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) on April 30. The river remained in minor flood stage at the end of the month.
June 2018	Flood	Milltown	-	A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 2 to 6 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20 and 25. Specific weekly totals including 2.05 at Mitchell, 4.74 at Menno, 4.80 at Parkston, 5.36 11 miles south of Emery and 6.83 near Yankton. Significant amounts of crop and pasture land were inundated as the river crested near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) 0.4 feet above flood stage on June 27. The river dropped below flood stage on June 28.
March 2018	Flood	Milltown	-	Heavy rainfall along with snow melt caused minor flooding of lowland agricultural areas along portions of the James River. The river reached a crest of 0.7 feet above flood stage near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) on March 26.
September 2018	Flood	Milltown	-	Runoff from periods of heavier rainfall produced moderate flooding which significantly impacted lowland agricultural areas between Mitchell and Yankton. River levels reached 2.1 feet above flood stage on the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) on September 21, before falling back below flood stage on September 23.
May 2012	Flood	Milltown	-	Heavy rain caused minor flooding of the James River, affecting some farmland and roads. The flooding was noticed mostly in the northern part of the county, with lesser flooding downstream. The River crested at less than a tenth of a foot above flood stage near Scotland on May 12th.
May 2011	Flood	Milltown	-	Moderate to major flooding of the James River, ongoing since the snowmelt season in March, continued through May but slowly subsided. Farmland and other lowlands near the river remained flooded. With the river subsiding slowly, no new flooding was reported, although some additional road damage became apparent as water slowly receded. The highest stage at the gage station northeast of Scotland was 4.8 feet above flood stage at the start of the month.
June 2011	Flood	Milltown	-	Moderate to major flooding of the James River, ongoing since the snowmelt season in March, continued through June. Farmland and other lowlands near the river remained flooded, with the water level varying slowly during the month. The highest stage northeast of Scotland was 3.1 feet above flood stage on June 2nd, though water levels were mostly below the levels of May.
August 2011	Flood	Milltown	-	Moderate to major flooding of the James River, ongoing since the snowmelt season in March, continued into early August, with the flooding slowly abating through the month. Flooding of farmland and other lowlands near the river slowly abated. The highest stage northeast of Scotland was 3.0 feet above flood stage on August 3rd.
July 2011	Flood	Milltown	-	Moderate to major flooding of the James River, ongoing since the snowmelt season in March, continued through July. Farmland and other lowlands near the river remained flooded, with the water level varying slightly up and down due to sporadic heavy rainfall. The highest stage northeast of Scotland was 3.3 feet above flood stage on July 7th, slightly higher than the peak stage of June, but not as high as peak levels earlier in the Spring.
April 2010	Flood	Milltown	-	Flooding of the James River continued from March through all of April. The river fell slowly during the month, with no new flooding, but farmland and some roads remained flooded. The river fell from 5.7 feet above flood stage near Scotland at the start of April to 2.7 feet above flood stage at the end of the month.
March 2010	Flood	Milltown	-	Melting of a heavy winter snowpack caused flooding of the James River which became major during the middle and late part of the month. Numerous fields and roads were flooded. The river crested at 6.6 feet above flood stage near Scotland on March 20th.
May 2010	Flood	Milltown	-	Flooding of the James River continued from March and April through all of May. The river fell very slowly, with some farmland and roads remaining flooded.
September 2010	Flood	Milltown	-	Heavy rain caused minor flooding along the James River, with mainly unfarmed lowlands affected. The river crested at less than a foot above flood stage near Scotland on September 27th.
June 2010	Flood	Milltown	-	Moderate to major flooding of the James River was observed for most of the month. The river, which has been slowly falling before June, rose again due to heavy rain, and the number of fields and roads flooded increased again. The river crested at around 6.5 feet above flood stage near Scotland, which was just slightly below the March crest.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Milltown	-	Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage.
August 2010	Flood	Milltown	-	Moderate to major flooding along the James River continued into the start of August. The river was at its highest levels during the first few days of the month, although it remained below its peak spring levels near Scotland. The river then fell slowly. Flooding of fields and some roads slowly abated.
July 2010	Flood	Milltown	-	Moderate to major flooding along the James River continued, with numerous fields and some roads remaining covered. The river rose near the end of the month, when some of the heaviest rain fell, but remained below its peak March crest near Scotland.
June 2009	Flood	Milltown	-	Moderate flooding along the James River decreased very slowly during June, although the river remained above flood stage at the end of the month. The highest stages were at the start of the month. The lingering flooding affected farmland and pastureland near the river, while flooding of low lying roads slowly decreased.
July 2009	Flood	Milltown	-	Minor to moderate flooding along the James River continued from June. The river fell slowly at the start and end of the month, and was below flood stage at these times over the southern end of the county. However, the river rose for a while in mid and late July due to heavy rains. The flooding continued to affect farmland and pastureland near the river, with flooding of some low lying roads also continuing.
April 2009	Flood	Milltown	-	Moderate to major flooding continued along the James River, spreading downstream along the river in the first few days of the month. The river rose during all of April, reaching its highest level at the end of the month. Increasing numbers of roads were closed, and pastureland and farmland along the river was flooded.
May 2009	Flood	Milltown	-	Moderate to major flooding continued along the James River. The river crested early in the month, then began a very slow fall. Several roads remained closed, and pastureland and farmland along the river remained flooded.
June 2008	Flood	Milltown	-	Heavy rain caused flooding of the James River, ranging from minor near the northern edge of Hutchinson County, to major in the south. Flooding of farmland was the main effect, and this flooding was extensive in the southern part of the county, where the flooding continued for over a week. Several county roads were also flooded.
March 2007	Flood	Milltown	-	Warm temperatures caused a rapid snowmelt which caused the James River to rise above flood stage for several days. The flooding was minor to moderate and no significant damage was reported.
June 2007	Flood	Milltown	-	Long term minor flooding of the James River continued at the start of June. Additional moderate to heavy rainfall over the basin kept the river above flood stage through the month. The flooding was much less than that during the previous month. The river crested at 0.8 feet above flood stage southeast of Olivet on june 28th. While some lowland flooding continued along the river, no additional damage was reported.
April 2022	Hail	Milltown	-	no account filed
August 2021	Hail	Milltown	-	no account filed
July 2020	Hail	Milltown	-	no account filed
August 2011	Hail	Milltown	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	Milltown	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hutchinson County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
New Elm Springs Colony	4.7 miles	11
Old Elm Spring Colony	5.0 miles	11
Tschetter Colony	7.1 miles	11
Clayton	7.8 miles	12
Parkston	9.8 miles	11
Dimock	10.4 miles	11
Wolf Creek	10.8 miles	11
Beardsley	12.9 miles	11

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 Milltown	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2853354	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 1256480. 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.