Welcome to Voss ...

Voss is located in Walsh County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Voss, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Voss is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Voss is within the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Voss ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Voss - they are located in California, Iowa, Michigan and Texas.

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

Communities near Voss ...

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

• Grafton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <4>
• Park River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
  • Park River is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <4>
• Minto
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
  • Minto is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minto <4>
• Oslo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
  • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <4>
• Gilby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
  • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <4>
• Hoople
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
  • Hoople is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <4>
• Fordville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
  • Fordville is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordville <4>
• Forest River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Forest River is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest River <4>
• Pisek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
  • Pisek is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisek <4>
• Ardoch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
  • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <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 Voss. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Voss.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Voss ...

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

Adding Voss to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Voss post office opened in 1888.

We also found Voss in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Voss.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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