Welcome to Absaraka ...

Absaraka is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Absaraka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Absaraka is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Absaraka: (701)

Communities near Absaraka ...

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

• Casselton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselton
  • Casselton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casselton <3>
• Mapleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <3>
• Arthur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <3>
• Tower City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower City
  • Tower City is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower City <3>
• Hunter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <3>
• Page
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Page is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Page <3>
• Buffalo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
• Oriska
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriska have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriska
  • Oriska is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriska <3>
• Amenia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia
  • Amenia is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amenia <3>
• Alice
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Alice is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 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 Absaraka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Absaraka.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Absaraka ...

Looking for more information about Absaraka? 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 Absaraka, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Absaraka.

Adding Absaraka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Absaraka 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 Absaraka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Absaraka post office opened in 1890.

We also found Absaraka in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Absaraka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.nd.us/

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