Raymond South Dakota Map

About Raymond, South Dakota

Raymond is a locality in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 53. The population density is 78.1 people per km². Raymond is located at 44.9125°N, 97.9390°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Raymond is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57258.

Raymond occupies a vast, open expanse of the northern plains where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth like a drumhead. It lies 40.3 miles north-northeast of Huron, SD (from Huron, SD: bearing 20°T), and is situated 46.5 miles southeast of Aberdeen. The land here does not rise in dramatic peaks but stretches in quiet, rhythmic swells that hold the golden light of late afternoon until the shadows grow long and thin. To the west, the faint, hazy suggestion of Doland Ridge creates a subtle boundary against the deepening blue of the dusk, while the local moisture gathers in the low-lying basin of Logan Dam, five miles away. The air carries the dry, clean scent of cured grasses and turned soil, a stillness that seems to amplify the distant, rhythmic hum of a lone tractor working the fields toward the reaches of Foster Creek.

Raymond remains a place defined by the stubborn endurance of the prairie, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of the local economy and the daily labor of its inhabitants. Generations have cultivated these fertile acres, turning the heavy, dark earth into a grid of wheat and corn that defines the neighborhood’s character and its connection to the wider world. Beyond the cultivated rows, the Fordham SCA provides a sanctuary for the native grasses and wildlife that have occupied these plains long before the first homesteads were staked. Life in Raymond moves with a deliberate, unhurried persistence, favoring the steady work of the harvest and the quiet solidarity of a community that understands the weight of the wind and the value of a clear, unbroken view.

About This Raymond Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Raymond, South Dakota. Coordinates: 44.912467, -97.938978. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Raymond includes the ZIP code (57258), telephone area code (605), county seat of Clark County (Clark), and school district assignment (Clark School District 12-2).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.