Welcome to Skaar ...

Skaar is located in McKenzie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Skaar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Skaar is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Skaar is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Skaar, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Skaar: 701

Communities near Skaar ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Skaar.

• Knife River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
  • Knife River is located in Richland County (MT)
• Savage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Richland County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <4>
• Crane
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Richland County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <4>
• Piche
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piche
  • Piche is located in Richland County (MT)
• Sidney
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Richland County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Wibaux
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wibaux have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wibaux
  • Wibaux is located in Wibaux County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wibaux <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skaar ...

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

Adding Skaar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Skaar 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 Skaar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Skaar post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skaar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skaar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/