Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Church of Christ in LaRoche Township is a church in Academy, South Dakota. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.”
Wikipedia article Church of Christ in LaRoche Township, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Charles Mix County · listed in 1982 · 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 9 fires within 5 miles of Church of Christ in LaRoche Township between 2006 and 2017, burning about 297 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | PLATTE COLONY #3 |
| 9 July 2017 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | NEPODAL TREE |
| 14 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 14 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 14 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TJEERDSMA RX 11-014 |
| 25 February 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 23 February 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | MIDNIGHT 12-004 |
| 6 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | R JOHNSON 11-031 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Academy, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 28 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 4 flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | 3 hurt, $50,000 | Significant tree damage occurred at the Snake Creek Campground. Injuries occurred when tree branches fell on tents. Several campers rolled by high winds. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a wagon into a home, damaging the home. The winds also blew a door off a barn. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Academy | $1,000 | Large hail cracked windows and whitened the ground. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor 13 miles west of Platte. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor at the Platte-Winner Bridge. A peak wind gust of 69 mph occurred at 1648 CST. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | The South Dakota Mesonet site 3 NNW Academy measured a 69 mph severe wind gust at 1944 CST with a peak of 71 mph at 1947 CST. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts measured by SD RWIS Platte-Winner Bridge. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | An extended period of damaging thunderstorm winds occurred at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site 14 miles west of Platte. Winds first reached severe levels at 135 am CST and peaked at 75 mph at 143 am CST. A secondary peak of 68 mph occurred at 233 am CST. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD554 14 miles west of Platte. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 69 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD554 14 miles west of Platte. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | A short duration of thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD554 14 miles west of Platte. A peak wind gust of 63 mph occurred at 1237CST. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Wind gust to 60 mph measured by a personal weather station. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Wind gust of 65 mph was measured by a personal weather station. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | South Dakota RWIS site SD554 measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | South Dakota RWIS Station SD554 at the Platte-Winner bridge measured a wind gust to 65 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | South Dakota RWIS station SD554 14 miles west of Platte near the Platte-Winner bridge measured a peak wind gust of 72 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | DOT RWIS measured 115 mph wind gust. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Damage to trees and crops. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Grain trailers were tipped over by high thunderstorm winds, along with numerous large branches down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Academy | - | Large hail covered the ground, and caused an unknown amount of crop damage. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Academy | - | Large hail covered the ground, and caused an unknown amount of crop damage. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Academy | - | Flooding along the Missouri River developed and then increased in late May as runoff from excessive upstream snowmelt and rain reached the area. Lowlands flooded included camping and other recreational facilities, as well as some roads. The river reached its highest May stage at 3.2 feet above flood stage near Greenwood at the end of the month. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Academy | - | Flooding from upstream spring snowmelt and subsequent heavy rain continued to worsen for most of June. Lowlands along the river including numerous roads and recreational areas and a few homes were flooded. The highest stage near Greenwood was a record 8.8 feet above flood stage at the end of the month. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Academy | - | Flooding from upstream spring snowmelt and subsequent heavy rain continued at major levels at the start of August. Lowlands along the river including numerous roads and recreational areas and some homes remaining flooded. The river fell slowly during most of the month. The highest stage near Greenwood was 8.2 feet above flood stage on August 6th. |
| July 2011 | Flood | Academy | - | Flooding from upstream spring snowmelt and subsequent heavy rain continued at major to record levels through July. Lowlands along the river including numerous roads and recreational areas and some homes remained flooded. The river began a very slow general fall late in the month. The highest stage near Greenwood was a record 8.9 feet above flood stage on July 12th. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including branches blown down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Strong thunderstorm winds shook the house. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Thunderstorm winds blew the door off a shed. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Academy | - | Large hail was accompanied by heavy rainfall of 2.15 inches. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | Thunderstorm Winds almost turned a vehicle over. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Academy | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Academy | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Academy | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82003920 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Charles Mix County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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