Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
“The Murdo State Bank, at 205 Main St. in Murdo, South Dakota, was built in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.”
Wikipedia article Murdo State Bank, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Jones County · listed in 2015 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Murdo State Bank between 1998 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 were 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | RAHN BURN |
| 13 September 1998 | Natural | 10 acres | Oral Volunteer Fire Department | EMICK FIRE |
| 3 August 2006 | Natural | 5.5 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 2 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | GOTHIER |
| 18 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BALE 1 |
| 10 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 July 2006 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 30 July 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Piedmont Volunteer Fire Department | TILFORD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Murdo, the town this property stands in, in 61 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 31 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1994 | Hail | Murdo | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Murdo | - | Nickel-sized hail was reported in Murdo. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Murdo | - | The Jones County Emergency Manager reported flooding in Murdo. Additional flooding was noted outside of town on 273rd ave, with water over the road and a partially washed out culvert. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | A grain bin was leveled by the winds. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | A semi was blown over by estimated seventy mph winds. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | A cornfield was completely destroyed by estimated seventy-five mph winds. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | Estimated sixty mph winds downed a large cedar tree in Murdo. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | A semi was blown off Interstate-90 and into the median. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | Seventy mph winds were estimated. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | Ninety mph winds flipped over a semi-trailer and small cargo trailer. The winds also downed power lines and damaged numerous billboards and road signs. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | Estimated eighty mph winds resulted in a couple flipped trailers. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | Eighty mph winds broke several trees off at the base with lots of tree branches downed. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | Seventy mph winds downed several power lines in Murdo. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | Seventy mph winds flattened a two stall garage, bent a flag pole over, and downed many large tree limbs. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | Seventy mph winds damaged some street lights in Murdo. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | High winds of over 60 mph took the roof off and a wall down on a cattle barn. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | High winds destroyed several grain bins and tipped over an auger. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Murdo | - | Hail up to the size of quarters completely covered the ground along with breaking some windows. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | High winds blew over some power poles and also blew the roof off a grain bin. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Murdo | - | A tornado touched down west of Murdo and went through an uninhabited farmstead tipping over a shed, moving some machinery around, tearing up a few trees, and scattering some hay bales around. On another farm, the tornado tore apart an open fronted shed, tipped over a wooden granary into a travel trailer, turned a combine ninety degrees, tore up some calving sheds, and snapped the tops of many cottonwood trees. The snapped tree tops were laying in all different angles. Some power poles and lines were brought down, leaving many in the dark for several hours. The tornado moved northeast and flipped over a semi trailer parked at a rest area on Interstate-90 and continued north damaging some more power lines and small structures before dissipating. Path length and width were estimated. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Murdo | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murdo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weigandt Barn | 2.6 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14001178 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jones County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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