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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>.

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.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Dimock was located: 701

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)
  • Cavalier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Drayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoople
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bathgate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Canton City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Canton City is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Canton City has also been known as:
    • Hensel
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <4>
  • Auburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Auburn is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn

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 (so far) for Dimock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dimock.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dimock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Pembina, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dimock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/