Westover, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Westover unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57559. It stands on Horse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Westover quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1951 USGS Westover quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Martin quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Martin quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS White River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Westover between 1994 and 2017, burning about 181 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 1 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | TWO KETTLE |
| 20 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Witten Volunteer Fire Department | WITTEN BALES |
| 25 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 25 August 2003 | Natural | 12 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 29 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Rosebud Agency | TWO KETTLE |
| 20 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HIGHT BOTTOM |
| 18 July 2017 | Natural | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HARRISON HAY FIRE |
| 27 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Rosebud Agency | SW 20 |
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 Westover: 3 past producers. 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 | ||
| Harrison Gravel Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rosebud Sioux Pit 765 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westover in 21 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 11 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2009 | Flood | Westover | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Westover | - | Public reported that hail damaged their windshield and shattered windows on their home. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westover | - | The combination of hail and strong winds resulted in broken windows. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Westover | - | Hail ranged between the size of peas and quarters. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westover | - | Tree limbs of 6 to 8 inches in diameter were downed by estimated sixty mph winds. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westover | - | Estimated sixty mph winds brought down some large tree branches. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Westover | - | Severe winds and large hail took out windows. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westover | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westover | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westover | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westover | - | Sixty-five mph winds were estimated south of Draper. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westover | - | Winds greater than sixty mph brought several large tree branches down. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Westover | - | Golfball hail broke some skylights on the home. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Westover | - | Golfball hail broke the windows out on the north side of the house. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westover | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated by the public. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Westover | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Westover | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Westover | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Westover | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Westover | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Westover | - | 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 Westover | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q23709441 | 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 1261079. 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.



