Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The John Sloan Homestead is a historic house in Volin, South Dakota. It was built in 1881-1885 with chalk rock by John Sloan, who established the homestead in 1880.”
Wikipedia article John Sloan Homestead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 78 National Register listings published here for Yankton County · listed in 1980 · 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 19 fires within 5 miles of John Sloan Homestead between 1999 and 2019, burning about 758 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ROADSIDE |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HILLS VALLY RD CLUB |
| 9 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DISKMOWER I |
| 29 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | AUNE FIRE |
| 26 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Volin Volunteer Fire Department | ALVIN LIEN |
| 8 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Volin Volunteer Fire Department | JIM COMN |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | IFD |
| 24 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | RUDD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of John Sloan Homestead: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakonda Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chris Dolrup Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gorset Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Henry Dutton Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peter Jonason Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sandburg Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Will Jonason Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Volin, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 5 hail, 3 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Volin | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Volin | - | A farm outbuilding was destroyed. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Volin | - | Hail was accompanied by heavy rain and minor street flooding. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Volin | - | A gustnado of brief duration was observed along the outflow of thunderstorms. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Volin | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Volin | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Volin | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Volin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steingrube Place | 1.9 miles | ||
| Marindahl Township Hall | 2.1 miles | 1980 | |
| Zion Lutheran Church | 2.3 miles | 1980 | |
| Marindahl Post Office | 2.6 miles | 1980 | |
 | Hoxeng Farmstead | 2.6 miles | 1980 |
| Gorsett Farmstead | 3.0 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80003764 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Yankton County | All 78 listed properties in this county. |
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