Moe, South Dakota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Norway Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57034. The Survey maps it on the Alcester NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1897 USGS Canton quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Canton quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Alcester NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Rock Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Moe between 1999 and 2020, burning about 300 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | STEEL |
| 13 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alcester Volunteer Fire Department | SUB STATION |
| 11 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Canton Volunteer Fire Department | DENNY GARDNER |
| 6 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | THOMPSON FIRE |
| 24 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SORUM FIRE |
| 8 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | KUIPER |
| 16 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HWY 11 |
| 15 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HALVORSEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Moe: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moe in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moe | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts sheared off the top half of a barn and pushed a second barn off its foundation. Two concrete silos were destroyed. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moe | - | Thunderstorm winds collapsed doors in an outbuilding. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moe | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts snapped several pine trees. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moe | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts collapsed an outbuilding and tore shingles off a single-family house. Pine trees were snapped off across the road. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moe | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts removed the top from a grain bin. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moe | - | A large door was blown in, and the metal roof peeled off an outbuilding. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moe | - | Twelve mature pine trees were snapped by thunderstorm wind gusts at the Moe Lutheran Parish. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moe | - | Thunderstorms winds blew the roof off a hog barn. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Moe | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Moe | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway Center | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Fairview | 7.8 miles | 7 | |
| Hudson | 8.4 miles | 7 | |
| Canton | 10.0 miles | 11 | |
| Worthing | 14.5 miles | 10 | |
| Harrisburg | 19.6 miles | 10 | |
| Lennox | 20.3 miles | 10 | |
| Naomi | 20.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261047. 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.





