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Welcome to Enloe ...

Enloe is located in Richland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Enloe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Enloe is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Enloe: 701

Communities Also Named Enloe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Enloe - they are located in Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Enloe ...

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

  • Wahpeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Breckenridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Horace
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Barnesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Kindred
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sabin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sabin is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Oxbow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oxbow is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Walcott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Abercrombie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mooreton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enloe ...

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

Adding Enloe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Enloe post office opened in 1913. The Enloe post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enloe.

Footnotes ...

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