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Welcome to Larson ...

The city of Larson is located in Burke County<1>.

Larson was established in 1907.

The community of Larson is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Larson and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Larson: 701

Communities Also Named Larson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Larson - they are located in California, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario and Utah.

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

Communities near Larson ...

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

  • Estevan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Crosby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bienfait
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bienfait
  • Lignite
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Roche Percee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • North Portal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Portal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Noonan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rival ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rival is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Larson ...

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

Adding Larson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Larson post office opened in 1907. The Larson post office closed in 1980.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Larson.

Footnotes ...

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