Welcome to Harlem ...

So far, we found very little information about Harlem. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Harlem to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harlem, please Contact Us.

Harlem would have been located within present day Sargent County<2>.

The location of Harlem has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harlem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Harlem is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Harlem still existed, it would have been in the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Harlem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Harlem - they are located in California, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New York (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Harlem ...

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

• Lisbon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Ransom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <5>
• Oakes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Gwinner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Milnor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
  • Milnor is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnor <5>
• Forman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman
  • Forman is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forman <5>
• Rutland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <5>
• Newark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
• Cogswell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cogswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogswell
  • Cogswell is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cogswell <5>
• Verona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Havana
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <5>

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

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

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

Adding Harlem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harlem 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 for Harlem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harlem post office opened in 1887.

We also found Harlem in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harlem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/