Welcome to Southam ...
Southam is located in Ramsey County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Southam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
Southam is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Southam lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Southam: 701
Communities near Southam ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Southam.
- Devils Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lakota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
- Crary is located in Ramsey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <3>
- Brocket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocket have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocket
- Brocket is located in Ramsey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocket <3>
- Lawton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Lawton is located in Ramsey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <3>
- Doyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyon
- Doyon is located in Ramsey County
- Bartlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
- Mapes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mapes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapes
- Mapes is located in Nelson County
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 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 Southam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Southam.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Southam. 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 Southam.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Southam. See our Newspapers Page for Southam.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southam ...
Looking for more information about Southam? 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 Southam, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Southam.
Adding Southam to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Southam 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 Southam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Southam post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Southam.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Ramsey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Southam - 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |