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History · Horse Creek

Half of Horse Creek’s homes were built after 1976

Most of Horse Creek was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1985 on.

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

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Horse Creek are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Horse Creek, in brief

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

Horse Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mellette County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 187 at the 2020 census. It is in the central part of the county, 2 miles (3 km) south of White River, the county seat. The Little White River flows from north to south through the CDP, with most of the community's development to the east of the river on high ground. U.S. Route 83 runs along the eastern edge of the CDP, leading north through White River 25 miles (40 km) to Interstate 90 at Murdo and south 20 miles (32 km) to Mission. South Dakota Highway 44 leads east-southeast from t…

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

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On the map

Horse Creek on the map in 1985

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Horse Creek.

Horse Creek on the 1985 USGS map1985White River sheet · 1:100,000

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

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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.