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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>.

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.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Harlem was located: 701

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.

  • Oakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Gwinner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Milnor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rutland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Newark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Kidder
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Havana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elliott
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Elliott is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
  • Cayuga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Harlem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Harlem post office opened in 1887. The Harlem post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harlem.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harlem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Sargent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harlem - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/