Welcome to Englevale ...
Englevale is located in Ransom County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Englevale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Englevale is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Englevale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Englevale: 701
Communities Also Named Englevale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Englevale - it's located in Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Englevale.
Communities near Englevale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Englevale.
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Oakes is located in Dickey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakes <3>
- Gwinner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinner
- Gwinner is located in Sargent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwinner <3>
- LaMoure
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Verona is located in LaMoure County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <3>
- Fort Ransom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kathryn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elliott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Elliott is located in Ransom County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
- Stirum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirum
- Stirum is located in Sargent County
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Glover is located in Dickey 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 Englevale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Englevale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Englevale. 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 Englevale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Englevale. See our Newspapers Page for Englevale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Englevale ...
Looking for more information about Englevale? 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 Englevale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Englevale.
Adding Englevale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Englevale 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 Englevale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Englevale post office opened in 1883.
We also found Englevale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Englevale.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Ransom, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Englevale - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |