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Welcome to Everest ...

Everest is located in Cass County<1>.

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

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

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

Area Code for Everest: 701

Communities Also Named Everest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Everest - they are located in Iowa, Kansas and Michigan.

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

Communities near Everest ...

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

  • Fargo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • West Fargo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Horace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mapleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Harwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kindred
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Reile's Acres
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Argusville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Argusville is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Arthur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Davenport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Everest ...

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

Adding Everest to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Everest post office opened in 1882. The Everest post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Everest.

Footnotes ...

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