Welcome to Hosmer ...The city of Hosmer is located in Edmunds County<1>. The pronunciation of Hosmer: HAHZ-mur<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Hosmer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hosmer has a population of 187 people<3> (see below for details). Hosmer is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Hosmer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Hosmer (for example, toward Wakpala), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Area Code for Hosmer: 605 The ZIP code for Hosmer: 57448<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hosmer had an population of 187 people. This is a decrease of 10.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 34.84% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Hosmer had a population of 208 people (which is 5.12% of the total population of Edmunds County). This makes Hosmer the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Hosmer represents 0.03% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 239th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 208 people, the population of Hosmer decreased 27.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 287 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Hosmer. Communities Also Named Hosmer ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hosmer - they are located in British Columbia and Indiana. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hosmer. Communities near Hosmer ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hosmer.
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 Hosmer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hosmer. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hosmer. 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 Hosmer. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hosmer. See our Newspapers Page for Hosmer. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hosmer ...Looking for more information about Hosmer? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Hosmer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hosmer. Adding Hosmer to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Hosmer 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 (so far) for Hosmer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Hosmer. Footnotes ...
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