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History · Blucksberg Mountain

Half of Blucksberg Mountain’s homes were built after 1983

Most of Blucksberg Mountain was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Blucksberg Mountain’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Blucksberg Mountain are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Blucksberg Mountain, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Blucksberg Mountain yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Blucksberg Mountain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. Its population was 467 as of the 2020 census. Interstate 90 passes through the community.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 462 in 2010, 467 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Blucksberg Mountain on the map, 1953 to 1971

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Blucksberg Mountain. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Blucksberg Mountain on the 1953 USGS mapBlucksberg Mountain on the 1971 USGS map1953Tilford sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Blucksberg Mountain.

Famous people

Famous people close to Blucksberg Mountain

Nobody well known was born in Blucksberg Mountain itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Lawrence LessigAmerican academic, political activist · b. 1961
Becky HammonAmerican-Russian basketball player and coach · b. 1977
Amy HillAmerican character actress · b. 1953
Dorothy ProvineAmerican singer, dancer, and actress · b. 1935
John MiljanAmerican actor · b. 1892
Larry RhodenAmerican politician · b. 1959

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.