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Welcome to Ransom City ...

So far, we found very little information about Ransom City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ransom City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ransom City, please Contact Us.

Ransom City would have been located within present day Sargent County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ransom City, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ransom City is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Ransom City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Ransom City was located: 701

Communities near Ransom City ...

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

  • Hillhead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hillhead is located in Marshall County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
    • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
  • Gwinner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Milnor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lidgerwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Veblen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Veblen is located in Marshall County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veblen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veblen <4>
  • Forman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wyndmere
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cogswell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Havana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

Adding Ransom City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ransom City in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ransom City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ransom City.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ransom City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Sargent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ransom City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.