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Welcome to Pelto ...

Pelto is located in Nelson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pelto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Pelto is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pelto: 701

Communities near Pelto ...

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

  • Lakota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Michigan City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Petersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Adams
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lankin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brocket
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Niagara
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Whitman is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pelto ...

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

Adding Pelto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pelto post office opened in 1895. The Pelto post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pelto.

Footnotes ...

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