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Welcome to Pickert ...

Pickert is located in Steele County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pickert, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Pickert is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pickert: 701

Communities near Pickert ...

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

  • Cooperstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Finley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Aneta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hannaford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Luverne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sibley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sibley is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Pillsbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pillsbury is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Sherbrooke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pickert ...

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

Adding Pickert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pickert 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 Pickert was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pickert.

Footnotes ...

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