Hereford, South Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Belle Fourche-Cheyenne Valleys unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57785. The Survey maps it on the Hereford quadrangle.
On record in Hereford
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Joseph Baker Houselisted 1986
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Hereford quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Rapid City quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS New Underwood quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Hereford between 2005 and 2012, burning about 475 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 200 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | RANCH # 1 |
| 23 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 10 August 2012 | Natural | 157 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | COBB CORRAL |
| 26 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | P1 |
| 19 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 18 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 1 October 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 112 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hereford in 112 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 60 hail, 48 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 dust devil. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | $200,000 | The combination of strong wind and large hail damaged automobiles, buildings, and crops around Hereford. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | $150,000 | Rear flank downdraft wind gusts estimated over 100 mph blew down a half mile of a large electrical transmission line. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF2) | Hereford | $100,000 | A tornado touched down in rural southern Meade County, damaging buildings and tossing equipment at two ranches. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | $20,000 | Combination of hail and wind broke windows in home and vehicles. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Hereford | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | $10,000 | The combination of wind and hail damaged automobiles. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | $10,000 | Roof was blown off of a mobile home and a small shed was blown down. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | $5,000 | Power pole downed by wind. |
| July 2004 | Dust Devil | Hereford | $3,500 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | SD mesonet recorded wind gust at this location. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Hereford | - | Trained spotter confirmed hail report. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Hereford | - | Trained Spotter confirmed hail size. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Trained spotter estimated wind gust. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | SD Mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Hereford | - | Public submitted photo report. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | SD Mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Peak wind gusts were estimated at near 70 mph. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Large branches were broken off of trees with crop damage in the area. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 to 70 mph. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Pea sized hail accompanied the storm. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 70 mph. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | The observer saw a large tree fall on Alkali Road due to the strong winds. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 70 mph. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Tree branches were blown down by the wind. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | A storm chaser estimated wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Hereford | - | Winds also gusted to 50 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Hereford | - | Quarter to golfball sized hail fell for 25 minutes. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Wind gusts broke tree branches. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Hereford | - | Heavy rain caused flooding along Elk Creek and its tributaries from Tilford to the confluence of the Cheyenne River. Elk Creek east of Piedmont crested at 11.5 feet, 2.5 feet above the flood stage of 9.0 feet. Six yards and a basement along 220th Street north of Box Elder were flooded. Severe basements and yards in the Golden Valley Subdivision east of Piedmont were also flooded. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Three inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Several tree limbs down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hereford | - | Cars were reported "moved", not rolled, by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Hereford | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haydraw | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bend | 12.6 miles | 14 | |
| Viewfield | 12.6 miles | 8 | |
| Clough | 14.1 miles | 8 | |
| Volunteer | 15.2 miles | 10 | |
| Union Center | 16.9 miles | 7 | |
| Boneita Springs | 18.1 miles | 7 | |
| Elm Springs | 20.1 miles | 7 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hereford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q23709369 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261015. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.
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.



