Welcome to Dahlen ...

Dahlen is located in Nelson County<1>.

The location of Dahlen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dahlen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Dahlen is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dahlen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dahlen is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

Communities near Dahlen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dahlen.

• Park River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
  • Park River is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <4>
• Michigan City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Fordville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
  • Fordville is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordville <4>
• Petersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Adams
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Pisek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
  • Pisek is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisek <4>
• Lankin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lankin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankin
  • Lankin is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lankin <4>
• Brocket
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocket
  • Brocket is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocket <4>
• Niagara
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
  • Niagara is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara <4>
• Inkster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkster
  • Inkster is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkster <4>

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 Dahlen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dahlen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dahlen. 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 Dahlen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dahlen. See our Newspapers Page for Dahlen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dahlen ...

Looking for more information about Dahlen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dahlen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dahlen.

Adding Dahlen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dahlen 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 Dahlen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dahlen post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dahlen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dahlen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/