Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“The Markham Farmstead near Conde, South Dakota was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is located at the junction of Spink County's County Roads 4 and 7.”
Wikipedia article Markham Farmstead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Spink County · listed in 1990 · category: District.
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 12 fires within 5 miles of Markham Farmstead between 2000 and 2015, burning about 398 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 160 acres | Conde Volunteer Fire Department | LARRY HEARNEN |
| 24 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 6 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Conde Volunteer Fire Department | DOUG SOMBKE |
| 21 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 4 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SCHANAMAN |
| 4 July 2014 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HCFD9440 |
| 4 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Brentford Volunteer Fire Department | SHUNKWILER |
| 25 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Conde Volunteer Fire Department | JOE HENJUM |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Conde, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 19 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conde | - | Several branches were broken near the tops of three separate cottonwood trees four miles north-northwest of Crandall. A cattle lick tub filled with rocks was also shifted approximately 30 to 40 feet. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conde | - | A large tree fell over onto a garage in Conde. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conde | - | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts of 75 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conde | - | Estimated seventy mph winds damaged some outdoor decking along with a swing set. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conde | - | Seventy-five mph winds were estimated. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conde | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated by the public. |
| August 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Conde | - | A weak tornado touched down in a cornfield three miles southwest of Conde. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conde | - | Sixty mph winds downed several large tree branches in Conde. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Conde | - | A tornado touched down briefly northwest of Conde. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conde | - | Winds to 60 mph brought several large tree branches down in Conde. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Conde | - | Over 6 inches of rain fell in the Conde area in far northeast Spink County. Water was over Highway 37 and many town basements were flooded. One basement filled with 5 feet of water. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conde | - | A few trees were downed from winds gusting to 80 mph. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conde | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Funnel Cloud | Conde | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conde | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Conde | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Conde | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conde Municipal Building | 6.1 miles | 2024 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90000958 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Spink County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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