Welcome to Sydney ...

Sydney is located in Stutsman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sydney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Sydney is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Sydney: (701)

Communities Also Named Sydney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sydney - they are located in Florida, Kentucky, Manitoba and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Sydney ...

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

• Jamestown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Gackle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gackle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gackle
  • Gackle is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gackle <4>
• Montpelier
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
• Cleveland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Jud
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
  • Jud is located in LaMoure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jud <4>
• Dickey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Dickey is located in LaMoure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickey <4>
• Millarton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millarton
  • Millarton is located in Stutsman County
• Jamestown Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
  • Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
• Ypsilanti
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
  • Ypsilanti is located in Stutsman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ypsilanti <4>
• Frontier Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
  • Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sydney ...

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

Adding Sydney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sydney post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sydney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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