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L. W. Shevling Ranch

Built in 1883. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

From the record

“Shevling Ranch, in Harding County, South Dakota, dates from 1883. A 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) portion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.”

Wikipedia article L.W. Shevling Ranch, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Harding County · listed in 1987 · category: Building · built in 1883.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 12 buildingss, 2 structuress as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Shevling, L. W., Ranch - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. E of Harding in the West Short Pine Hills area, Harding, 57720
  • When was it listed? April 1987
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Harding and Perkins Counties MRA
  • Unorganized territory. South Harding
  • When was it built? 1883
  • National Register reference number. 87000537 - 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.

Fires near this property

18 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of L. W. Shevling Ranch between 1999 and 2020, burning about 16,095 acres in total. 13 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
Natural13
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2003Naturalunder an acreMiles City Field OfficeWARD
5 September 2013Natural3.7 acresMiles City Field OfficeHELLS CANYON
4 September 2010Naturalunder an acreMiles City Field OfficePENN
4 September 2010Naturalunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionDODGE DRAW
4 September 2010Natural2.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionMACKEY
21 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use100 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionDATE 134
17 September 2000Natural500 acresPrairie City Volunteer Fire DepartmentHARDING
20 August 2000Natural35 acresBuffalo Volunteer Fire DepartmentHIGHT FIRE

Every fire recorded in Harding County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of L. W. Shevling Ranch: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Sorum PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Harding County

Storms near this property

60 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harding, the town this property stands in, in 64 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 37 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1996HailHarding$7,500no account filed
May 1996HailHarding$5,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindHarding$1,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHarding-Damage to a farm outbuilding, with reports of other damage between Harding and Camp Crook.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindHarding-Wind gusts were estimated at near 60 mph.
June 2022HailHarding-Hail covered the ground and was accompanied by 50 mph winds.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHarding-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindHarding-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindHarding-Branches were blown off trees and tin siding was pulled from a shed.
June 2018Tornado (EF2)Harding-Based on eyewitness reports and video evidence, the tornado developed east of the first tornado near Johnson Draw and continued northeastward to near Waterhole Creek before dissipating. A home on Holcomb Place was damaged. Peak wind speeds were estimated near 120 mph.
June 2018Tornado (EFU)Harding-Based on eyewitness reports and video evidence, the tornado traveled north-northeastward then northwestward across open land. It caused no damage. Therefore, its EF rating could be determined.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindHarding-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindHarding-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindHarding-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindHarding-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindHarding-Dime size hail also fell with the storm.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindHarding-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHarding-Dime sized hail also fell with the storm.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHarding-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2011HailHarding-Hail covered the ground.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHarding-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHarding-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHarding-Five trees, including one that was 18 inches in diameter, were blown over.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHarding-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindHarding-Dime sized hail also fell with the storm.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindHarding-Several people reported "tremendous" winds as the storm passed Harding. Several tree branches were downed.
June 2024HailHarding-no account filed
July 2023HailHarding-no account filed
July 2021HailHarding-no account filed
July 2021HailHarding-no account filed
July 2020HailHarding-no account filed
July 2020HailHarding-no account filed
June 2019HailHarding-no account filed
July 2019HailHarding-no account filed
July 2019HailHarding-no account filed
July 2019HailHarding-no account filed
June 2018HailHarding-no account filed
August 2016HailHarding-no account filed
July 2016HailHarding-no account filed
June 2014HailHarding-no account filed
July 2013HailHarding-no account filed
July 2013HailHarding-no account filed
July 2013HailHarding-no account filed
July 2012HailHarding-no account filed
July 2011HailHarding-no account filed
August 2011HailHarding-no account filed
July 2009HailHarding-no account filed
July 2009HailHarding-no account filed
June 2008HailHarding-no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindHarding-no account filed
August 2008HailHarding-no account filed
August 2008Thunderstorm WindHarding-no account filed
July 2005HailHarding-no account filed
July 2005HailHarding-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindHarding-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindHarding-no account filed
June 2002HailHarding-no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindHarding-no account filed
July 2001HailHarding-no account filed
July 2001HailHarding-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Harding County

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.

Listed places nearby

2 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Oliver O. Stokes House0.4 miles1987
Blake Ranch House7.3 miles1987

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 87000537 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Harding CountyAll 13 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.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • 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.