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Welcome to Kintyre ...

Kintyre is located in Emmons County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Kintyre, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Kintyre is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Kintyre, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Kintyre is within the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Kintyre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kintyre - they are located in Montana (2) and Ontario.

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

Communities near Kintyre ...

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

  • Napoleon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <4>
  • Hazelton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Hazelton is located in Emmons County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelton <4>
  • Braddock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
    • Braddock is located in Emmons County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braddock <4>
  • Moffit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Steele
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Driscoll
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dawson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Dawson is located in Kidder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <4>
  • Linton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
    • Linton is located in Emmons County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <4>
  • Sterling
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Tappen
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappen
    • Tappen is located in Kidder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappen <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 Kintyre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kintyre.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kintyre ...

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

Adding Kintyre to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kintyre post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kintyre.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Emmons, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kintyre - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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