Do you know of Sidney ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Sidney. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Sidney.<1>
Our sources for Sidney (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Sidney other than they indicate that Sidney would be found somewhere in Towner County, North Dakota.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1887 and closed in 1906.
Communities Also Named Sidney ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Sidney.
There is one other community in North Dakota which is also named Sidney.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 36 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Dakota ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Sharp County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Sidney [Sharp County].
- British Columbia
- Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Sidney.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sidney [Champaign County].
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Sidney [Kosciusko County].
- Iowa
- Fremont County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Sidney [Fremont County].
- Kansas
- Finney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sidney [Finney County].
- Greeley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sidney [Greeley County].
- Nemaha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sidney [Nemaha County].
- Ness County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sidney [Ness County].
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Sidney [Pike County].
- Maine
- Kennebec County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Sidney [Kennebec County].
- Manitoba
- Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Sidney.
- Michigan
- Montcalm County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sidney [Montcalm County].
- Missouri
- Putnam County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sidney [Putnam County].
- Montana
- Chouteau County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sidney [Chouteau County].
- Dawson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sidney [Dawson County].
- Richland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sidney [Richland County].
- Nebraska
- Cheyenne County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Sidney [Cheyenne County].
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Sidney [Hunterdon County].
- New York
- Delaware County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Sidney [Delaware County].
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sidney [Beaufort County].
- Columbus County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sidney [Columbus County].
- Ohio
- Shelby County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sidney [Shelby County].
- Oregon
- Marion County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Sidney [Marion County].
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sidney [Indiana County].
- South Carolina
- Colleton County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Sidney [Colleton County].
- Texas
- Comanche County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sidney [Comanche County].
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sidney [Logan County].
- Wayne County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sidney [Wayne County].
- Wisconsin
- Clark County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Sidney [Clark County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Sidney ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sidney:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sidney - Services available: had a Post Office, Express Office, no Railroad mentioned
Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Towner County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Towner County.
| Barks Spur | Ellsberry |
| Cecil | Lansing |
| Clarena | |
| Coolin | Pasha |
| Picton | |
| Dash | |
| Willdo |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sidney could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |