Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“Walla Lutheran Church is a historic church in rural Roberts County, South Dakota, in the United States.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.”
Wikipedia article Walla Lutheran Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Roberts County · listed in 2004 · 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 3 fires within 5 miles of Walla Lutheran Church between 1999 and 2012, burning about 290 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BRANDENBURGER |
| 21 November 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MEDENWALD |
| 21 October 1999 | Debris and open burning | 240 acres | South Shore Volunteer Fire Department | WOHLLEBER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Effington, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1994 | Tornado (F0) | New Effington | $1,000 | The tornado uprooted trees and damaged a corn planter. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | New Effington | - | Eyewitnesses observed a brief tornado touchdown. No damage|occurred. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Effington | - | Several trees were downed by estimated seventy-five mph winds in New Effington. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Effington | - | Large branches were downed by estimated sixty mph winds. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Effington | - | Several trees were uprooted along with many large branches downed by estimated eighty mph winds. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Effington | - | A tree was uprooted by estimated seventy-five mph winds. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Effington | - | Large branches were downed by estimated sixty to seventy mph winds. |
| June 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | New Effington | - | A tornado touched down southwest of New Effington causing extensive tree damage with many trees snapped at their trunks or uprooted. |
| June 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | New Effington | - | A tornado touched down and damaged a tree grove. Multiple trees were uprooted or snapped at the trunk. Large branches were downed and tossed multiple directions. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Effington | - | Seventy mph winds were estimated. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Effington | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | New Effington | - | An estimated 5 to 7 inches of rain fell during the late evening hours of July 26th in northern Roberts county. This water then moved overland and out of the hills and began to pool in the northern part of New Effington during the morning hours of July 27th. At one time the water was rising at one foot an hour. Several homes were flooded along with many roads in and outside of town. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Effington | - | Sixty mph winds blew down a pole barn. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Effington | - | Large branches were downed by high winds. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Effington | - | High winds snapped 6 trees in half and uprooted 6 others. |
| July 2025 | Hail | New Effington | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | New Effington | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | New Effington | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | New Effington | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | New Effington | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | New Effington | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Effington | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | New Effington | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | New Effington | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | New Effington | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | New Effington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | New Effington Hospital | 1.6 miles | 1989 |
| New Effington Rest Stop Tipi | 3.2 miles | 2015 | |
 | Hart School #3 | 8.0 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000470 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Roberts County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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