Hereford is an unincorporated community in Meade County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
There is a small rural public school located at 15998 Cross S Road, called Hereford Elementary. It offers education from Kindergarten to 8th grades.
A post office called Hereford was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1985. The community was so named for the Hereford cattle which grazed on the prairie.