Welcome to Banks ...
So far, we found very little information about Banks. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Banks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Banks, please Contact Us.
Banks would have been located within present day McKenzie County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Banks, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Banks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Banks is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Banks was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Banks (for example, toward Bainville (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Banks would have been located in the (701) area code.
Communities Also Named Banks ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Banks - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Banks.
Communities near Banks ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Banks.
- Watford City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watford City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watford City
- Watford City is located in McKenzie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,944 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watford City <6>
- Arnegard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnegard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnegard
- Arnegard is located in McKenzie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnegard <6>
- Epping
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epping have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
- Epping is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epping <6>
- Springbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Wheelock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Lake Jessie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
- Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
- Keene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Keene is located in McKenzie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <6>
- Schafer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Rawson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Ray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ray is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray <6>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Banks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Banks.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Banks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Banks.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Banks. See our Newspapers Page for Banks.
Adding Banks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Banks in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Banks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Banks post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Banks.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Banks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including McKenzie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Banks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |