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Welcome to Petrel ...

Petrel is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petrel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Petrel is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Petrel is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Petrel lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Petrel: 701

Communities Also Named Petrel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Petrel - they are located in Manitoba and Michigan.

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

Communities near Petrel ...

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

  • Summerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Summerville is located in Perkins County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,118 people
  • Lemmon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lemmon is located in Perkins County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemmon <3>
  • Hettinger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Haynes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Haynes is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • White Butte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • White Butte is located in Perkins County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Butte
    • Estimated population in 2014: 19 people
  • Shadehill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lodgepole
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Keldron
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Bucyrus
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bucyrus is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Morristown
    (26 miles [41.8 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 Petrel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petrel.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petrel ...

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

Adding Petrel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Petrel post office opened in 1908. The Petrel post office closed in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petrel.

Footnotes ...

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