BlockFrom the record
One of 27 National Register listings published here for Meade County · listed in 1986 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Elias B. Olsen Ranch
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 9 buildingss, 2 structuress as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Olsen, Elias B., Ranch - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. CR 6, Elm Springs, 57026
- When was it listed? April 1986
- Category. district
- Also known as. Rural Butte and Meade Counties MRA
- National Register reference number. 86000940 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Storms near this property
55 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elm Springs, the town this property stands in, in 55 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 29 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Flood | Elm Springs | $250,000 | Runoff from heavy rain caused flooding throughout Meade County. Moderate flooding was reported along Elk Creek from north of Rapid City downstream to Elm Springs; which inundated portions of Elk Creek Road, Antelope Creek Road, and Wicksville Road. Minor flooding of agricultural land occurred along the Belle Fourche River, which crested at 19.5 feet, just above flood stage of 19 feet, with a peak flow around 32,200 cfs, at SD Highway 34 east of Sturgis. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | $3,000 | The combination of hail and wind caused minor damage. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | SD mesonet recorded wind gust at this location. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | SD Mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | SD Mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | Significant roof damage and many broken windows were reported. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | Hail damaged property, including making 57 holes in the roof of a large outbuilding. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | Hail caused significant damage to vehicles. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Elm Springs | - | Runoff from heavy rain caused flowed over driveways and rural roads, including Elm Springs Road between the Belle Fourche River and Elm Springs and Torchlight Place south of White Owl. Several fields and normally dry drainage areas were flooded. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | The observer estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 65 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | The observer estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Marble sized hail also fell with the storm. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 80 mph. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | The combination of hail and gusty winds caused some crop damage. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 80 mph. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Elm Springs | - | The river gage north of Elm Springs crested at 16.0 feet, which is one foot above flood stage. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Wind gusts reached 60 mph east of Elm Springs. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | Wind gusts reached 75 mph at 1040 pm MST, then peaked at 90 mph at 1055 pm. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flood | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Elm Springs | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
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.
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86000940 in Record Group 79. |
| Meade County | All 27 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.