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Welcome to Skime ...

Skime is located in Roseau County<1>.

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

Skime is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Skime: 218

Communities near Skime ...

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

  • Grygla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Wannaska
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gatzke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gatzke is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatzke
  • Roseau
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Espelie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Espelie is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espelie
  • Four Town
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Town is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Town
  • Salol
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Salol is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salol
  • Badger
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Strathcona
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Strathcona is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathcona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skime ...

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

Adding Skime to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Skime 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 Skime was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Skime post office opened in 1910. The Skime post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skime.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Roseau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skime - 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/