Presho, South Dakota
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Presho City. It lies in ZIP code area 57568. It stands on Stony Butte Creek. The Survey maps it on the Presho quadrangle. 472 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,775 feet above sea level.
On record in Presho
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 1 record
- Edgar Vernon Houselisted 1978
Population over time
2 figuresPresho fell from 497 to 472 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 | 497 | |
| 2020 | 472 | -25 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Martin quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Martin quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Presho quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS White River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Presho between 2000 and 2020, burning about 2,431 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ELEVATOR |
| 28 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PRESHO CA |
| 16 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PERRY COMP |
| 21 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BALER FIRE |
| 2 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BALE IN DITCH |
| 31 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | GRIFFITH |
| 3 July 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Kennebec Volunteer Fire Department | FATE |
| 3 July 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Kennebec Volunteer Fire Department | STUDT |
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 Presho: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mowry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 75 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Presho in 75 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 37 hail, 33 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | The caller stated that they estimated the wind speed at 60 mph. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | A caller stated that winds with the storms gusted to between 50 and 60 mph. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Tree branches were snapped, ranging from small to large in size. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Severe thunderstorm winds near 80 mph caused multiple semis to top over on Interstate 90. No injuries reported. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Presho | - | Golf ball size hail dented vehicles and broke windshields. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Presho | - | Golf ball size hail and strong winds caused vehicle damage and brought down some small tree branches. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Estimated seventy mph winds flattened crops. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Sixty-five mph winds were estimated. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Seventy mph winds were estimated. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Sixty mph winds broke off the top of a small tree. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | A camper and heating unit at the school was blown over. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Presho | - | The combination of golf ball size hail and very strong winds resulted in leaves stripped from all the trees. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Presho | - | A narrow weak tornado touched down briefly southwest of Presho with no damage reported. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Eighty mph winds downed several grain bins along with knocking a few semis off of Interstate-90. The winds also downed some power lines and poles along with destroying a hanger. The two planes in the hanger were damaged. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Ninety mph winds completely ripped apart a golf clubhouse east of Presho. A car was also damaged by the debris. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Eighty mph winds destroyed or damaged many grain bins and caused damage to several other buildings in and around Presho. A large sign, twenty power poles, along with many trees were downed in Presho. There were also several broken house and car windows from hail and high winds. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated by the public. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Seventy mph winds blew over a couple semi tractor trailers on interstate-90 just south of Presho. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | High winds downed many branches and tipped over a horse trailer. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | Strong winds took many large tree branches down and also damaged a roof in Presho. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Presho | - | Heavy rainfall of over 3 inches fell south of Presho flooding a county road south of Interstate 90 for several hours. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Presho | - | Heavy rainfall of over 3 inches caused flash flooding on a county road southwest of Presho. The floodwaters eroded away a good part of the road. |
| July 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Presho | - | A tornado touched down briefly north of Presho and caused no damage. Path length and width were estimated. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Flood | Presho | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presho | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Presho | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Presho | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennebec | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Vivian | 12.4 miles | 6 | |
| Lyman | 17.0 miles | 8 | |
| Reliance | 24.2 miles | 8 | |
| Council House | 27.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lower Brule | 27.9 miles | 8 | |
| Oacoma | 36.0 miles | 11 | |
| Iona | 42.1 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 Presho | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2225753 | 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 1257226. 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.



