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Welcome to Sultan ...

Sultan is located in Kittson County<1>.

Sultan is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sultan: 218

Communities Also Named Sultan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sultan - they are located in Ontario, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Sultan ...

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

  • Altona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Gretna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Roseau River 2
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pembina
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pembina is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <3>
  • Neche
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Neche is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <3>
  • Lancaster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseau Rapids 2A
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bathgate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sultan ...

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

Adding Sultan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sultan 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 Sultan was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Manitoba & Saskatchewan.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sultan.

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 Sultan - 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.