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Welcome to Gorham ...

Gorham is located in Billings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gorham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Gorham is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Gorham is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Gorham lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Gorham (for example, toward Golden Valley), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Gorham: 701

Communities Also Named Gorham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Gorham - they are located in Illinois, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire and New York.

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

Communities near Gorham ...

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

  • Belfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Medora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grassy Butte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fryburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fryburg is located in Billings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
  • New Hradec
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hradec is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hradec
    • Former name for New Hradec:
    • Novy Hradec
  • South Heart
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Manning
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Killdeer
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sentinel Butte
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gorham ...

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

Adding Gorham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gorham post office opened in 1899. The Gorham post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gorham.

Footnotes ...

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