Welcome to Dimock ...

So far, we found very little information about Dimock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dimock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dimock, please Contact Us.

Dimock would have been located within present day Pembina County<2>.

The location of Dimock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dimock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dimock is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Dimock was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dimock would have been located in the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Dimock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dimock - they are located in Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Dimock ...

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

• Grafton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Cavalier
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
  • Cavalier is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <5>
• Drayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
  • Drayton is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <5>
• Hoople
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
  • Hoople is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <5>
• Crystal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <5>
• Mountain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
  • Mountain is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <5>
• Bathgate
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bathgate
  • Bathgate is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bathgate <5>
• Hamilton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Canton City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
  • Canton City is located in Pembina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Canton City has also been known as:
  • Hensel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <5>
• Auburn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Walsh County

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

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

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

Adding Dimock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dimock in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dimock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dimock post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dimock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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