Welcome to Mosher ...

Mosher is located in Mellette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mosher, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1930.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Mosher had a population of 24 people.<3> (see below for details).

Mosher is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Mosher lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Mosher, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The telephone area code for Mosher: (605)

Communities Also Named Mosher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Mosher - they are located in Michigan, Missouri and Ontario.

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

Communities near Mosher ...

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

• Okreek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okreek
  • Okreek is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okreek <5>
• Ideal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Ideal is located in Tripp County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <5>
• New Witten
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Witten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Witten
  • New Witten is located in Tripp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
• Wood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
  • Wood is located in Mellette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood <5>
• Hidden Timber
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Timber
  • Hidden Timber is located in Todd County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
• Witten
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witten
  • Witten is located in Tripp County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witten <5>
• Carter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Carter is located in Tripp County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <5>
• Jordan Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Junction
  • Jordan Junction is located in Tripp County
• White Horse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
  • White Horse is located in Todd County
• Antelope
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Antelope is located in Todd County

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 Mosher. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mosher.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mosher. 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 Mosher.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mosher ...

Looking for more information about Mosher? 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 Mosher, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mosher.

Adding Mosher to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mosher 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 Mosher was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mosher post office opened in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mosher.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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