Welcome to Hereford ...

Hereford is located in Meade County<1>.

The location of Hereford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hereford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Hereford is 2,650 feet [808 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hereford is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Hereford lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hereford, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Hereford: (605)

Communities Also Named Hereford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Hereford - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hereford.

Communities near Hereford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hereford.

• Viewfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viewfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewfield
  • Viewfield is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 44 people
• Elm Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
  • Elm Springs is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Springs <4>
• Union Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
  • Union Center is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Center <4>
• Box Elder
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
  • Box Elder is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <4>
• Enning
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enning
  • Enning is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enning <4>
• New Underwood
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Underwood
  • New Underwood is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Underwood <4>
• Ashland Heights
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Heights
  • Ashland Heights is located in Pennington County
• Sioux Village
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Village
  • Sioux Village is located in Pennington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
• Rapid Valley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
  • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
• Summerset
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
  • Summerset is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerset <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hereford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hereford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hereford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hereford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hereford. See our Newspapers Page for Hereford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hereford ...

Looking for more information about Hereford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hereford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hereford.

Adding Hereford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hereford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hereford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hereford post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hereford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hereford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/