BlockSmiths Park, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Chester Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57075. It stands on Franklin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wentworth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Wentworth quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Smiths Park between 1999 and 2014, burning about 143 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2001 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Vermillion Volunteer Fire Department | NISSEN |
| 4 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | US HIGHWAY 115 AND 281ST |
| 13 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 23 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 8 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 42 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 10 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | CAVINESS |
| 4 October 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WILD PARK |
| 17 October 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Colton Volunteer Fire Department | WAYNE M0RTENSON |
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 Smiths Park: 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
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smiths Park in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Park | $10,000 | Four boats were lifted off their racks along the south shore of Lake Madison. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Park | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Smiths Park | - | Hail varied between dime and quarter size. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Park | - | Tree branches downed. Garage doors blown in around Lake Madison. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Park | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smiths Park | - | Thunderstorm winds and resulting waves tipped over several boats and damaged docks on both sides of Lake Madison. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Smiths Park | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Smiths Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula Park | 1.0 miles | 6 | |
| Brant Lake | 2.8 miles | 7 | |
| Chautauqua | 4.6 miles | 6 | |
| Wentworth | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Chester | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Franklin | 4.8 miles | 6 | |
| Rustic Acres Colony | 6.6 miles | 6 | |
| Madison | 7.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1258130. 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.