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Welcome to Pitcairn ...

Pitcairn is located in Richland County<1>.

Pitcairn is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pitcairn: 701

Communities Also Named Pitcairn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pitcairn - they are located in New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Pitcairn ...

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

  • Wahpeton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Breckenridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kindred
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
    • Kindred is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <3>
  • Wyndmere
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oxbow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Oxbow is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Walcott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Abercrombie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mooreton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Christine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Colfax
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pitcairn ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pitcairn - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.