Nemo, South Dakota
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the South Lawrence unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57759. It lies near Richard Draw. The Survey maps it on the Nemo quadrangle.
On record in Nemo
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 2 records
Nemo School Houselisted 1996- Patterson Homesteadlisted 2022
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1894 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Deadwood quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Nemo quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
- 1998 USGS Nemo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Nemo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,096 acres in total. 47 started naturally. 3 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 47 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | STEAMBOAT |
| 4 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HAVEN |
| 30 September 2015 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Black Hills National Forest | STAGEBARN |
| 3 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | DIAMOND DALE |
| 29 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | STEAMBOAT |
| 20 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | STEAMBOAT #3 |
| 2 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | BOULDER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Nemo: 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Iron, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ama Queen Mine | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Gold, Silver | |
| Calabogia | Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Cf&I Pit | Iron | Producer | ||
| Lucky Strike | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Lucky Strike | Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 81 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nemo in 81 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 75 hail, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Nemo | $200,000 | Runoff from heavy rain destroyed several camping sites at the Boxelder Forks Campground and washed out Forest Service Road 140, Butcher Gulch Road/Forest Service Road 172, and Boxelder Creek Road in multiple locations. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Nemo | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Hail | Nemo | - | Public submitted report. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemo | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemo | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemo | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nemo | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph and reported small hail covering the ground. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Nemo | - | Quarter sized hail covered the ground. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Nemo | - | Penny to quarter sized hail fell for ten minutes. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Nemo | - | Hail was in drifted up to a foot deep along portions of Highway 385. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Nemo | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Nemo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomahawk | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Novak | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Channing (historical) | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Greenwood | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Benchmark | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Roubaix | 10.2 miles | 20 | |
| Diamond City (historical) | 10.7 miles | 14 | |
| Brownsville (historical) | 11.5 miles | 20 |
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 Nemo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6991194 | 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 1262118. 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.






