Custer County
 

Emergency Numbers

South Dakota Highway Patrol - (605) 673-5677 www.hp.state.sd.us/back/082303.htm
Sheriff - (605) 673-8146  www.custercountysd.com
Emergency Management (605) 673-8128  www.custercountysd.com
Road Report - 511 www.sddot.com
Poison Control Center - (800) 222-1222 www.sdpoison.org 
Family Violence Hotline - (800) 430-SAFE www.sdnafvsa.com
South Dakota Relay Service - (800) 877-1113  www.relaysouthdakota.com

 

 

History of Custer city

In 1874 Custer, followed by a thousand regulars of the 7th Cavalry, entered the Black Hills. The General wrote busily on a flowery report - "this valley presents a most wonderful and beautiful aspect, the like of which has never been seen". Just then a prospector entered the tent; and spilled yellow dust under the commander's eyes. GOLD! Custer wrote more busily than ever. A few weeks later the paper blazed with headlines about the new El Dorado. Custer ordered the camp struck, pleased with the success of his adventure. He did not dream that pinch of yellow sand had started a chain of events which would leave him dead by the Little Big Horn River in Montana.

In 1875 Custer supported a population of approximately 10 thousand people. The people decided to incorporate to give the town a name. They had a vote to decide the name and the two names that were chosen were Stonewall (a famous Confederate General) and Custer (for the famous Union general). Because more Union Veterans inhabited Custer than Confederate the name Custer was chosen.

Lieutenant colonel
George A. Custer

1839-1876

Custer died June 25th, 1876 at the Battle of the Little Bighorn near Hardin Montana.
Custer is buried at West Point Military Academy in New York

 

 

History of Hermosa

After discovery of gold in the Black Hills in the early 1870's, settlers soon began pouring into the region. In the spring of 1886, Hermosa was founded. Pete Folsom, Chief Engineer for the Pioneer Townsite Company, is credited with naming the town Hermosa (which means "beautiful" in Spanish) due to the Black Hills and Harney Peak to the west, and the broad fertile valley to the east.

 

 

 

Custer County Community Services
 

AA
520 Crook St, Custer, SD 57730    605-342-0547 or 605-745-4969 or 605-745-4720

American Legion Post 303 - Hermosa    605-255-4679
5 2nd St, Hermosa, SD 57744

Black Hills Health & Education Center - Hermosa    605-255-4101
West Hwy 40, Hermosa, SD, 57744

Custer County School District -   Home of the Wildcats 
 www.csd.k12.sd.us
Administration: 605-673-3154
Custer High School: 605-673-4473
Custer Middle School: 605-673-4540
Custer Elementary School: 605-673-4483
Custer Preschool: 605-673-3515
Hermosa/Fairburn School: 605-255-4345
Spring Creek School: 605-255-4560

Community Education of the Black Hills   605-394-5120  Fax 605-394-6083
Adult Education Class Program
www.clccommed.org
Community Education of the Black Hills is an Adult Education Program promoting lifelong learning, featuring classes in language, arts, computers, finances, cooking, history and more.

Custer City Hall
622 Crook Street, Custer SD 57730  605-673-4824
www.custer.govoffice.com  

Custer County Airport   605-673-3874
www.fltplan.com
 

Custer County Court House
420 Mt. Rushmore Road, Custer SD 57730    605-673-8100   or  877-624-4090   Fax 605-673-8150
www.custercountysd.com       lnelson@custercountysd.com

 

Custer County Fairgrounds - Hermosa    605-255-4145
E Hwy 40 - Hermosa, SD 57744
 

Custer County Library  - Custer
447 Crook St, Suite # 4, Custer SD 57730       605-673-4803     Fax 605-673-2385
www.custercountysd.com    cuslib@custercountysd.com     cuslib@gwtc.net 
6 DSL Patron Computers with printers. High-speed wireless capability. On-going book sale. Hours: Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri - 11:00 am - 5:30 pm,
Wed - 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Saturday -10:00 am - 3:00 pm.

 

Custer County Library  - Hermosa
234 Main St, Hermosa, SD 57744       605-255-5597
www.custercountysd.com    hermosalib@custercountysd.com
Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday - 12:30 pm - 6:30 pm

 

Custer County Sherriff

31 S 5th St, Custer, SD 57730   605-673-8146

www.custercountysd.com

 

Custer Fire Department - 605-673-4080

www.custerfire.com

 

Custer Post Office
634 Mt Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD 57730     605-673-4248

 

Custer Regional Clinic - 605-673-4150
1039 Montgomery St, Custer, SD 57730
www.regionalhealth.com      vschmidt@regionalhealth.com

 

Custer Regional Hospital -  605-673-2229
1039 Montgomery St, Custer, SD 57730

www.regionalhealth.com      vschmidt@regionalhealth.com  

 

Custer Regional Senior Center    605-673-2708
538 Mt Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD 57730
www.custersencntr.org      vschmidt@regionalhealth.com

 

Custer YMCA
644 Crook St, Custer, SD 57730    605-673-5134
ymca@gwtc.net

Custer YMCA Child Development Center
1213 Blue Bell Lane, Custer SD 57730     605-673-2222
ymcachildcare@gwtc.net
Serving our community's child care needs for children ages 6 months thru the 8th grade.

Hermosa City Hall
230 Main St, Hermosa SD 57744  605-255-4291
twnhrmsa@custercountysd.com   

Hermosa County Shop    605-255-4119

Hermosa Fire Department  605-255-4747

Hermosa Post Office
208 Main St, Hermosa, SD 57744     605-673-4507

Masonic Lodge - Custer
230 N 6th St, Custer, SD 57730   605-673-4012

home.custerlodge66.org

Masonic Lodge - Hermosa
33 2nd St, Hermosa, SD 57744   605-255-5555

South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
447 Crook St, Custer, SD 57730     605-673-4488
2500 Minnekahta Ave, Hot Springs, SD 57747      605-745-5101
www.sdjobs.org  

Store House Food Pantry - Custer      605-673-3565

Open Wednesdays and Saturdays.

USDA Forest Service - Black Hills National Forest
1019 N 5th St, Custer, SD 57730      605-673-9200       Fax 605-673-9350
www.fs.fed.us/r2./blackhills/   r2_blackhills_webinfo@fs.fed.us
National Forest

VFW Post 3442 - Custer     605-673-4262
721 Mt Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD 57730 
www.vfwpost3442.org
 

Custer County Community Churches
 

Baha'is of Custer      605-673-2380
Devotions, 19-day feasts and Holy Day celebrations, children's classes and adult classes. Everyone welcome.
 

Berean Bible Church

6th & Harney, Custer, SD 57730         605-673-4074
Worship 9:15 am, Evening Worship 6:30 pm
 

Bible Believers Baptist Church

Aviation Way (3rd bldg on right), Custer SD 57730        605-673-2498
Sunday Services 10:45 am & 6:00 pm
 

Crossroads Church
PO Box 628, Custer, SD 57730   605-673-2120

Meetings at: 604 Crook St. Custer, SD 57730
www.custercrossroadschurch.org 
Church affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA).

 

Custer Community Church/United Church of Christ

6th & Harney, Custer SD 57730        605-673-4350
Sunday Worship 9:30 am
www.custercommunitychurch.org

 

Custer Lutheran Fellowship ELCA

3 miles east on Hwy 16A, Custer SD 57730          605-673-4691
Sunday Worship 8:30 am & 11:00 am

www.custerlutheran.com     clf@gwtc.net
 

Custer Wesleyan Church

10th & Harney, Custer SD 57730      605-673-5168 or  Fax 605-673-6003
The Custer Wesleyan Church is a part of the Wesleyan denomination worldwide, an evangelical holiness church. We
meet every Sunday morning at 10 am for worship.

www.custerwesleyan.org       cuswes@gwtc.net
 

First Baptist Church

9th & Gordon, Custer SD 57730        605-673-2431
Sunday Morning Service 9:00 am, 10:30 am - Evening Service 6:00 pm
 

Liberty Baptist Church-conservative

25129 Harbach Lane, Custer SD 57730          605-673-2863
Sunday Worship 10:00 am
 

Living Outreach Church - non-denominational

34 North 8th, Custer SD 57730          605-673-3926
www.livingoutreachchurch.org
Sunday Worship 9:30 am

 

Mountainview Baptist Church
12230 Aviation Way, Box 266, Custer, SD 57730      605-673-2498
mvbc@goldenwest.net        www.mountainviewbaptistcuster.com
Pastor Matt Furse. Mountainview Baptist Church is a local church in Custer, dedicated to meeting the spiritual needs of the community by obeying the words of Christ in Matthew 28:18-20.
 

Our Redeemer Lutheran LCMS

8th & Harney, Custer SD 57730            605-673-4361
Worship Service 9:00 am

 

Our Savior's Lutheran Church - Hermosa 
380 Main St, Hermosa, SD 57744         605-255-4662
Worship Service 9:30 am

www.oursaviorshermosa.org

Seventh Day Adventist

641 Montgomery, Custer SD 57730        605-673-5669  605-673-3940 (message)

www.custeradventist22.adventistchurchconnect.org
 

Shepherd of the Hills Wisconsin ELS

North on Hwy 385, Custer SD 57730        605-673-3733  605-673-5070
www.shepherdofthehillscuster.org
Worship Services 10:30 am

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, WELS
www.shepherdofthehillscuster.org  
25024 US Hwy 16/385, Custer, SD 57730        605-673-6311
Guests are always welcome. We are a Bible-Caring, Christ-Caring, People-Caring Church sharing God's grace. We invite you to join us in worship
 

Southern Hills Church of Christ

Hwy 385 at Church Street, Custer SD 57730     605-673-3715
 

St. John's Catholic Church

449 Harney, Custer SD 57730  605-673-4426
Mass schedule: Sundays 8:00 am  - Saturday 5:30 pm

www.custercatholic.org
 

United Methodist Church

Pringle, SD 57773       605-672-7716
Sunday Worship Service  9:00 am

United Church of Christ - Hermosa   
105 2nd St, Hermosa, SD 57744      605-255-4503 
 

Vineyard Black Hills
25574 Veterans Trail, Custer SD 57730    605-673-4090
arpstock@ameritech.net
My wife Rose and I desire to serve Custer and the area of hospitality, music, ministry, healing, spiritual brokenness, community unity and provide a place of worship and spiritual growth in Jesus Christ.

 

 

 

Custer County Clubs and Organizations

 

American Legion Post 303 - Hermosa   
5 2nd St, Hermosa, SD 57744       605-255-4679

Civil Air Patrol

Custer, SD 57730  605-673-2025
vmarking@goldenwest.net
We administer a co-ed youth program that focuses on leadership development and an ethic of community service.
 

Custer Area Arts Council

PO Box 310, Custer, SD 57730    605-673-5955
www.custerareaarts.com           CusterAreaArts@live.com         
Meets first Monday of the month, 5:30 pm at Telco Federal Credit Union

 

Custer City Masonic Lodge #66 A.F & A.M
220 N 6th St, PO Box 883, Custer, SD  57730   605-673-4012
home.custerlodge66.org     secretary@custerlodg66.org

Custer Community Coalition on Aging, 161 Boot Hill Dr, Custer SD 57730
 

Custer County Housing & Redevelopment

622 Crook St, Ste #1, Custer, SD 57730        605-673-5548    Fax 605-673-3992
custerhousing@goldenwest.net  
Providing Custer County with affordable housing options.
 

Custer County Search and Rescue

Custer, SD 57730                              605-673-1571
oem.custercountygov.com/sar.htm    sbaldwin@gwtc.net
Meets second Monday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Search and Rescue Garage south on Hwy 385 next to the County Hwy garage. Anyone interested in becoming involved please call or email.
 

Custer Lions Club

PO Box 5055, Custer, SD 57730               605-673-5001
Meets second and fourth Thursday of the month at noon at the Custer Senior Center.

www.custerlionssd.lionwap.org
 

Girl Scouts of the Black Hills Council

PO Box 1846, Rapid City, SD 57709  605-343-6355
www.gsdakotahorizons.com   
Girl Scouts is an all-girl organization for girls ages 5-17 (grades K-12). It began in the United States in 1912, founded by Juliette Gordon Low.  She believed girls could do anything.  Today, there are four goals: become, belong, believe, build.

Masonic Lodge - Hermosa
33 2nd St, Hermosa, SD 57744   605-255-5555

South Dakota Supernatural Investigation
PO Box 256, Custer, SD    605-440-2461
sdsi@gwtc.net
We investigate paranormal activity and give help when needed.

Southern Hills Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (N.W.T.F) 24884 America Center Rd. Rushmore Rd, Custer SD 57730      605-673- 5880 www.nwtf.org       therustygoldfish@hotmail.com The Southern Hills Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (N.W.T.F) is a conservation and educational organization with a mission of conserving the wild turkey and preserving hunting traditions. Our annual banquet will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the Bavarian Inn of Custer, Sd. Join us for a night of fun and conservation Store House Food Pantry 66 Centennial Dr, Custer, SD 57730    605-673-3565 We provide food and household items to people in need. Open Wednesdays and Saturday 10 am - 1 pm.   Top Pin Archer's Club 25086 Shamrock Rd, Custer SD 57730  605-673-5880 therustygoldfish@hotmail.com The Top Pin Archer's Club of Custer holds regular 3D, paper, Vegas and 300 shoots. The club also has beginner archery classes and archery education/safety classes throughout the year. Come shoot with us.

VFW Post 3442

721 Mt. Rushmore Rd, Custer SD 57730    605-673-4262
www.vfwpost3442.org
Restaurant and lounge.  VFW and VFW Auxiliary meet third Thursday at 7 pm.
 

YMCA of Custer

644 Crook St, Custer SD 57730    605-673-5134
www.rcymca.org          ymca@gwtc.net
Putting Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
 

Zonta Club of the Southern Black Hills

PO Box 28, Custer SD 57730                  605-673-2921
Women's based non-profit service organization.  Meeting dates 2nd & 4th Tuesdays.

www.zontadistrict12.org

Custer Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 5018
Custer, SD 57730
605-673-2244 or 800-992-9818
email us: info@custersd.com