Welcome to Sanish ...
Sanish is located in Mountrail County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sanish, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
Sanish is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sanish lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Sanish (for example, toward Dunn Center), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Sanish is located in the (701) area code.
Communities near Sanish ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sanish.
- Parshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshall
- Parshall is located in Mountrail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parshall <3>
- Van Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charging Eagle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
- Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
- Shell Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shell Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Shell Creek is located in McLean County
- Belden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Belden is located in Mountrail County
- Mandaree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandaree have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandaree
- Mandaree is located in McKenzie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandaree <3>
- Independance ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Independance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independance
- Independance is located in Dunn County
- Keene
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Keene is located in McKenzie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
- Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky Mound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
- Lucky Mound is located in McLean County
- Ross
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Ross is located in Mountrail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <3>
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 Sanish. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sanish.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sanish. 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 Sanish.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanish. See our Newspapers Page for Sanish.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sanish ...
Looking for more information about Sanish? 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 Sanish, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sanish.
Adding Sanish to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sanish 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 Sanish was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sanish post office opened in 1915.
We also found Sanish on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1937).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sanish.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sanish. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Mountrail, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sanish - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |