Hermosa, SD

Hermosa is a town near the northern edge of Custer County, South Dakota, United States. The 2020 census counted 382 residents. Hermosa was developed by the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad, later acquired by the Chicago and North Western Railway, and was platted in 1886. Hermosa has an elementary school serving students through 8th grade; most continue their schooling in Rapid City. The first school opened in 1886. A newcomer can read Hermosa through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Hermosa comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines.