Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
“First Scandinavian Baptist Church is a historic church near Trent, South Dakota. It was built in 1888 and was added to the National Register in 2000.”
Wikipedia article First Scandinavian Baptist Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Moody County · listed in 2000 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of First Scandinavian Baptist Church between 2002 and 2020, burning about 111 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DOUG KOUPAL SR. |
| 2 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DIGGER |
| 30 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DITCH |
| 30 July 2017 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HAY FIRE |
| 30 July 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | CANOE |
| 21 July 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 16 July 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 10 July 2007 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of First Scandinavian Baptist Church: 3 unknowns. 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 | Unknown | ||
| Twin Mounds Gravel Pit - Ne | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Twin Mounds Gravel Pit - Sw | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trent, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 17 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Hail | Trent | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trent | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn by moving it 100 feet off its foundation, after which it collapsed. The collapsing barn heavily damaged a stock trailer. The winds also blew off part of the roof of a barn on a nearby farm. Tree damage was significant, with over 20 trees blown down, as well as numerous branches on other trees. One large branch that fell damaged a car and the roof of a house. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Trent | $10,000 | A tornado blew a 40 by 100 foot metal machine shed a quarter mile, destroyed an outbuilding, and damaged trees. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trent | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged several outbuildings on a farmstead. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trent | $2,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed several large tree limbs from 6 to 10 inches in diameter. Property damage costs are a rough estimate. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trent | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts as high as 73 mph were measured by a personal weather station near Trent. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trent | - | A large tree branch was broken off by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Trent | - | Water flowing over county highway 14. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trent | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large branches blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trent | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including 5 to 8 inch diameter branches blown down. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Trent | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Village Farm Sale Barn | 3.3 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000999 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Moody County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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