Welcome to Pelto ...

Pelto is located in Nelson County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Pelto lies within the (701) area code.

Communities near Pelto ...

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

• Lakota
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
  • Lakota is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakota <4>
• Michigan City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Petersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Crary
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
  • Crary is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <4>
• Adams
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Lankin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lankin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankin
  • Lankin is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lankin <4>
• Brocket
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocket
  • Brocket is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocket <4>
• Niagara
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
  • Niagara is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara <4>
• Lawton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <4>
• Whitman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Whitman is located in Nelson County

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 for Pelto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pelto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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