From the record
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Kingsbury County · listed in 2005 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Kingsbury County · listed in 2005 · category: District.
Sources: 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 13 fires within 5 miles of Berger Farmstead between 2000 and 2017, burning about 165 acres in total. 1 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 | 10 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 September 2000 | Natural | 75 acres | Waubay Volunteer Fire Department | SOUTH OF JOE BUTLER |
| 26 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ARNOLD PARK CRP FIRE |
| 2 June 2017 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WEIRD FRE |
| 9 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DARK NIGHT DITCH FIRE |
| 9 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | VENDRIG |
| 27 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WHITE DOG |
| 21 March 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | GRONEWOLDS |
| 17 March 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SCHULTZ ROUND 2 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Badger, the town this property stands in, in 22 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 12 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind. 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 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badger | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a mobile home near Lake Poinsett. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badger | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badger | $2,000 | Tree branches from 2 to 6 inches in diameter were removed by thunderstorm winds. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badger | - | Thunderstorm winds caused considerable tree damage and downed around 1 mile of power poles. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Badger | - | Crop damage monetary losses are an estimate using data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badger | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badger | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged corn crops. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badger | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down branches. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badger | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badger | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one large branch blown down. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Badger | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Badger | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Badger | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Badger | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Badger | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Badger | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Badger | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Badger | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Badger | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Badger | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badger | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Badger | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badger School District Number 18 | 4.4 miles | 2006 | |
| Olaf Stordahl Barn | 6.2 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05000179 in Record Group 79. |
| Kingsbury County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |