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.
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
- Axel Johnson Ranchlisted 1987
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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.
- 1935 USGS Reva quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Reva quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Camp Crook quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Reva quadrangle1:24000
- 2005 USGS Reva quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1998Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 August 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MONUMENT |
| 27 August 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Sorum/Reva Volunteer Fire Department | EVENS |
| 25 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | SLIM |
| 2 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WORM |
| 19 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BROCKS BALE FIRE |
| 18 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.5 acres | Harding County | SIMPSON RANCH |
| 14 August 2004 | Natural | 4.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 13 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | REVA DITCH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thyboe Prospect | Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Red No.1 | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Tyboe Property | Uranium | Prospect |
Storms near this place
60 of 106 shownRegional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Flood | Reva | $100,000 | Three 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | $5,000 | Strong wind gusts blew hail through windows in a house and school building. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Reva | $5,000 | A 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | $1,000 | Wind-driven hail broke windows. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | SD Mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 mph. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Reva | - | The ground was covered with hail. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Reva | - | Wind gusts to 50 mph accompanied the storm. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Reva | - | A windshield was broken by wind-driven baseball sized hail. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Heavy rain and small hail accompanied the wind. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Sixty mph wind gusts were noted. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts to 70 mph accompanied tennis ball sized hail. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Dime size hail also fell with the storm. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Spotter estimated winds at 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Marble sized hail also fell with the storm. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Estimated wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | Wind gusts reached 60 mph. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Reva | - | 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reva | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Reva | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Reva | - | 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.
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 Reva | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3709531 | 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 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.






