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Welcome to Havelock ...

Havelock is located in Hettinger County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Havelock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Havelock is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Havelock is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Havelock lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Havelock: (701)

Communities Also Named Havelock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Havelock - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Quebec and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Havelock.

Communities near Havelock ...

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

  • New England
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Regent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
    • Regent is located in Hettinger County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regent <4>
  • Schefield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schefield
    • Schefield is located in Stark County
  • Lefor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mott
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott
    • Mott is located in Hettinger County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mott <4>
  • Amidon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amidon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amidon
    • Amidon is located in Slope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amidon <4>
  • Gladstone
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Gladstone is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
  • Reeder
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Bucyrus
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
    • Bucyrus is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Dickinson
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Havelock ...

Looking for more information about Havelock? 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 Havelock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Havelock.

Adding Havelock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Havelock post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Havelock.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Hettinger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Havelock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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