Norway Center, 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 NW quadrangle.
On record in Norway Center
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Norway Center Storelisted 2003 · 0.1 miles away- Ulrickson Barnlisted 2005 · 0.7 miles away
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 NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Rock Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Norway Center between 1999 and 2020, burning about 272 acres in total. 1 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
| 24 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SORUM FIRE |
| 2 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Mound City Volunteer Fire Department | COUNTY YARD |
| 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Norway Center: 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 Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Norway Center in 7 storm reports between 2004 and 2022: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway Center | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a mobile home. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway Center | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a large tree uprooted. The winds also damaged siding on a house. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway Center | - | A barn was destroyed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway Center | - | Thunderstorms winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. The winds also moved heavy full flower pots. The winds were accompanied by small hail. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norway Center | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including up to 4 inch diameter branches blown down. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Norway Center | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Norway Center | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1265675. 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.





