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Welcome to Enok ...

Enok is located in Kittson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Enok, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Enok is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Enok: 218

Communities near Enok ...

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

  • Hallock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Karlstad
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stephen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lake Bronson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennedy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Strandquist
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Halma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Donaldson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Donaldson is located in Kittson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Deerwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerwood is located in Kittson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enok ...

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

Adding Enok to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Enok 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 (so far) for Enok was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Enok post office opened in 1896. The Enok post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enok.

Footnotes ...

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

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