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Welcome to Stampede ...

Stampede is located in Burke County<1>.


The location of Stampede has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Stampede, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Stampede is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Stampede (for example, toward Westby (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Stampede lies within the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Stampede ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Stampede - they are located in Texas and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Stampede ...

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

  • Bienfait
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bienfait
  • Lignite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lignite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
    • Lignite is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lignite <4>
  • Roche Percee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roche Percee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche Percee
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roche Percee <4>
  • North Portal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Portal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Portal
  • Portal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Noonan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Flaxton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxton
    • Flaxton is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flaxton <4>
  • Larson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
    • Larson is located in Burke County
  • Rival ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rival have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
    • Rival is located in Burke County
  • Estevan
    (20 miles [32.2 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 Stampede. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stampede.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stampede ...

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

Adding Stampede to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stampede 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 Stampede was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stampede post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stampede.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stampede. 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 Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stampede - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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