Welcome to Saint Michael ...

Saint Michael is located in Benson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Michael, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1932.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Michael: St. Michael

Saint Michael is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Saint Michael: (701)

The ZIP code for Saint Michael: 58370<3>

Communities Also Named Saint Michael ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Saint Michael - they are located in Alaska, Alberta, Minnesota (2), Nebraska and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Saint Michael ...

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

• Devils Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
  • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <5>
• Minnewaukan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewaukan
  • Minnewaukan is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnewaukan <5>
• Sheyenne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheyenne
  • Sheyenne is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheyenne <5>
• Crary
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
  • Crary is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <5>
• Oberon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberon
  • Oberon is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberon <5>
• Warwick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <5>
• Tokio
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
  • Tokio is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tokio <5>
• Fort Totten
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Totten
  • Fort Totten is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Totten <5>
• Doyon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyon
  • Doyon is located in Ramsey County
• Hamar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
  • Hamar is located in Eddy County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Michael ...

Looking for more information about Saint Michael? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Michael, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Michael.

Adding Saint Michael to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Michael 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 Saint Michael was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saint Michael post office opened in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Michael.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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