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Welcome to Spiritwood ...

Spiritwood is located in Stutsman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spiritwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Spiritwood is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Spiritwood: 701

The ZIP code for Spiritwood: 58481<3>

Communities Also Named Spiritwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Spiritwood - it's located in Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spiritwood.

Communities near Spiritwood ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spiritwood ...

Looking for more information about Spiritwood? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Spiritwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Spiritwood.

Adding Spiritwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spiritwood 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 (so far) for Spiritwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Spiritwood post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spiritwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Stutsman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spiritwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Spiritwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Spiritwood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/