Shadehill, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in De Witt Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57638. It stands on East Flat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Summerville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Sommerville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Summerville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Shadehill between 1994 and 2017, burning about 144 acres in total. 10 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | ROBEL |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | 15 acres | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | HUDGINS SPRING |
| 2 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Perkins County | LUTZ1 |
| 11 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | EAGLE |
| 9 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | GLASS |
| 8 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BOYNTON |
| 8 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HUGH GLASS |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | GRIZZLY |
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 Shadehill: 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 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
54 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shadehill in 54 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 30 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Hail | Shadehill | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Shadehill | $5,000 | Large hail broke a windshield and damaged a truck. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Shadehill | $2,000 | Hail caused minor damage to an automobile. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | $1,000 | Ten inch diameter trees were uprooted by the wind. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Shadehill | $500 | The manager of Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area observed a brief tornado touchdown on the north edge of Shadehill Reservoir. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | SD mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | SD mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | Wind gusts were estimated at near 70 mph. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Shadehill | - | Hail caused damage to vehicle. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | A lot of pea size hail also fell with the storm. Small tree branches were broken off trees. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | Wind gusts were estimated as high as 80 mph. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Shadehill | - | Water flowed over roads in the Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area Campground and quickly flooded campsites. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | Wind gusts around 60 mph were reported at Shadehill Reservoir. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | Wind gusts were estimated at least 70 mph. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Shadehill | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Shadehill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerville | 0.6 miles | 7 | |
| Lemmon | 12.1 miles | 6 | |
| White Butte | 15.5 miles | 7 | |
| Meadow | 16.4 miles | 6 | |
| Bison | 22.6 miles | 7 | |
| Coal Springs | 22.7 miles | 7 | |
| Chance | 25.1 miles | 7 | |
| Lodgepole | 25.7 miles | 7 |
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 Shadehill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q23709425 | 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 1261164. 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.




