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Reva, South Dakota

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 2005. It stands in the South Harding unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57651. The Survey maps it on the Reva quadrangle. It stands 3,054 feet above sea level.

Reva within Harding County

On record in Reva

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 8 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.

Fires near this place

24 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Reva between 1998 and 2020, burning about 515 acres in total. 16 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
Natural16
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 August 2016Natural1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionMONUMENT
27 August 2000Natural10 acresSorum/Reva Volunteer Fire DepartmentEVENS
25 August 2003Naturalunder an acreCuster Gallatin National ForestSLIM
2 August 2012Naturalunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionWORM
19 August 2018Naturalunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionBROCKS BALE FIRE
18 August 2013Equipment and vehicle use8.5 acresHarding CountySIMPSON RANCH
14 August 2004Natural4.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
13 August 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionREVA DITCH FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Harding 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 Reva: 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Thyboe ProspectUranium, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Red No.1UraniumProspect
Tyboe PropertyUraniumProspect

Every working recorded in Harding County

Storms near this place

60 of 106 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reva in 106 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 54 hail, 47 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2014FloodReva$100,000Three to five inches of rain caused significant flooding along Alkali Creek, Rabbit Creek, and the South Fork of the Moreau River and their tributaries. Several roads were flooded, including Jefferson Road southeast of Reva, Harding Road, and Camp Crook Road.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindReva$5,000Strong wind gusts blew hail through windows in a house and school building.
July 2011Tornado (EF1)Reva$5,000A tornado touched down west of the Slim Buttes in eastern Harding County and tracked eastward, dissapating prior to reaching SD Highway 79. Trees and a semi-trailer were blown over at a ranch west of the Slim Buttes. A rancher reported trees snapped along Jones Creek east of the Slim Buttes.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindReva$1,000Wind-driven hail broke windows.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindReva-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindReva-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 mph.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindReva-The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph.
June 2020HailReva-The ground was covered with hail.
August 2019HailReva-Wind gusts to 50 mph accompanied the storm.
June 2018HailReva-A windshield was broken by wind-driven baseball sized hail.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindReva-Heavy rain and small hail accompanied the wind.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindReva-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindReva-Sixty mph wind gusts were noted.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts to 70 mph accompanied tennis ball sized hail.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindReva-Dime size hail also fell with the storm.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindReva-Spotter estimated winds at 60 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindReva-Marble sized hail also fell with the storm.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindReva-Estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindReva-Wind gusts reached 60 mph.
May 2008FloodReva-Minor flooding occurred along the South Fork of the Grand River, the North Fork of the Moreau River, the South Fork of the Moreau River, Sand Creek, and their tributaries.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindReva-no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindReva-no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindReva-no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindReva-no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindReva-no account filed
July 2023HailReva-no account filed
July 2022HailReva-no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindReva-no account filed
June 2021HailReva-no account filed
July 2020HailReva-no account filed
July 2020HailReva-no account filed
July 2020HailReva-no account filed
June 2019HailReva-no account filed
June 2019HailReva-no account filed
July 2019HailReva-no account filed
June 2018HailReva-no account filed
June 2018HailReva-no account filed
June 2018HailReva-no account filed
June 2016HailReva-no account filed
August 2016HailReva-no account filed
August 2016Thunderstorm WindReva-no account filed
July 2016HailReva-no account filed
July 2016HailReva-no account filed
July 2016HailReva-no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindReva-no account filed
July 2016HailReva-no account filed
June 2015HailReva-no account filed
June 2015HailReva-no account filed
June 2015HailReva-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Harding 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Ralph16.0 miles6
Buffalo24.6 miles6
Ludlow25.3 miles8
Redig31.0 miles6
Ladner39.3 miles6
Karinen39.8 miles6
Harding40.9 miles7
Camp Crook47.2 miles8

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 RevaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3709531The 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 1257361. 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.