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Welcome to Danzig ...

Danzig is located in McIntosh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Danzig, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Danzig is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Danzig: 701

Communities Also Named Danzig ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Danzig - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Danzig ...

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

  • Madra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Madra is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madra
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,126 people
  • Wishek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lehr
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Venturia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Zeeland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredonia
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Artas
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Artas is located in Campbell County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Long Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Lake is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Hague
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danzig ...

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

Adding Danzig to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Danzig post office opened in 1898. The Danzig post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Danzig.

Footnotes ...

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