Welcome to Ransom City ...

So far, we found very little information about Ransom City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ransom City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ransom City, please Contact Us.

Ransom City would have been located within present day Sargent County<2>.

The location of Ransom City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ransom City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ransom City is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Ransom City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ransom City would have been located in the (701) area code.

Communities near Ransom City ...

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

• Hillhead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
  • Hillhead is located in Marshall County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
• Gwinner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinner
  • Gwinner is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwinner <5>
• Milnor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
  • Milnor is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnor <5>
• Lidgerwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lidgerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidgerwood
  • Lidgerwood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lidgerwood <5>
• Veblen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veblen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veblen
  • Veblen is located in Marshall County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veblen <5>
• Forman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman
  • Forman is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forman <5>
• Wyndmere
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndmere
  • Wyndmere is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyndmere <5>
• Rutland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <5>
• Cogswell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cogswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogswell
  • Cogswell is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cogswell <5>
• Havana
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <5>

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

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

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

Adding Ransom City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ransom City in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ransom City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ransom City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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