Welcome to Mandt ...
Mandt is located in Walsh County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mandt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Mandt is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mandt lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Mandt: 701
Communities near Mandt ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mandt.
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Park River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
- Park River is located in Walsh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <3>
- Minto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Thomas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoople
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
- Hoople is located in Walsh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <3>
- Fordville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
- Fordville is located in Walsh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordville <3>
- Edinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Forest River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pisek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Mandt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mandt.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mandt. 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 Mandt.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mandt. See our Newspapers Page for Mandt.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mandt ...
Looking for more information about Mandt? 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 Mandt, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mandt.
Adding Mandt to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mandt 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 Mandt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mandt post office opened in 1893.
We also found Mandt on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mandt.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Walsh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mandt - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |