Welcome to Hastings ...

Hastings is located in Barnes County<1>.

The location of Hastings has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hastings, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Hastings is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hastings is located in the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Hastings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Hastings - they are located in Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hastings ...

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

• Valley City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
  • Valley City is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley City <4>
• Sanborn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
  • Sanborn is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanborn <4>
• Litchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchville
  • Litchville is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchville <4>
• Marion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in LaMoure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Fingal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingal
  • Fingal is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingal <4>
• Fort Ransom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ransom
  • Fort Ransom is located in Ransom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ransom <4>
• Nome
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
  • Nome is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <4>
• Kathryn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathryn
  • Kathryn is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathryn <4>
• North Valley City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley City
  • North Valley City is located in Barnes County
• Dickey
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Dickey is located in LaMoure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickey <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hastings ...

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

Adding Hastings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hastings 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 for Hastings was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hastings post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hastings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hastings. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Barnes County: www.co.barnes.nd.us/

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