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Welcome to Nanson ...

Nanson is located in Rolette County<1>.

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

Nanson is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Nanson: 701

Communities Also Named Nanson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nanson - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Nanson ...

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

  • Rugby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bisbee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Wolford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Barton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Barton is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Mylo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Overly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Overly is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Perth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Agate
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Nanson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nanson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nanson ...

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

Adding Nanson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nanson post office opened in 1905. The Nanson post office closed in 1982.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nanson.

Footnotes ...

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