Hosmer, SD

Hosmer is a city in northwestern Edmunds County, South Dakota, United States. The 2020 census counted 164 residents. Hosmer was laid out in 1887. The name for Hosmer came from a railroad agent's wife's maiden name, Stella A. Hosmer was home to the Hosmer Tigers until the end of the 1990–1991 school year, when they combined with the Roscoe Hornets of Roscoe, South Dakota, to make Edmunds Central, home of the Raiders. The Hosmer school was then used for some of the Edmunds Central elementary classes. In Hosmer, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Hosmer, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Hosmer is home to Tigers until the end of the 1990–1991 school year, when they combined.