Parmelee, South Dakota

About Parmelee

Parmelee is a small unincorporated community in southwestern South Dakota.

Officially, Parmelee is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.71 square miles.

📰 Parmelee News Today

• Searching for Savannah: Eight months and no answers since woman’s disappearance South Dakota Searchlight · Nov 25
• Parmelee man acquitted of Assault DRGNews · May 20
• Parmelee breaks ground for new Fire Hall Lakota Times · May 2
• Church donates thousands to restore South Dakota congregation's destroyed building Christian Post · Mar 27
• Parmelee, SD 10-Day Weather Forecast WeatherBug · Dec 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Parmelee Unique

• The only place in America named Parmelee — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Parmelee

• High Hawks Village Historic Site reviews ★
• Hollow Horn Bear Village Historic Site reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Parmelee

• He Dog Elementary - 05

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Parmelee

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