Welcome to Fingal ...

The city of Fingal is located in Barnes County<1>.

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

Fingal was established in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fingal has a population of 86 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Fingal is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Fingal is located in the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fingal had an population of 86 people. This is a decrease of 11.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 35.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fingal had a population of 97 people. This makes Fingal the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Fingal represents 0.01% of the population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 278th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 97 people, the population of Fingal decreased 27.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 133 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fingal.

Communities Also Named Fingal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fingal - they are located in California, Idaho, Kansas and Ontario.

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

Communities near Fingal ...

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

• Valley City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
  • Valley City is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley City <5>
• Enderlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enderlin
  • Enderlin is located in Ransom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enderlin <5>
• Tower City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower City
  • Tower City is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower City <5>
• Buffalo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
• Sheldon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Ransom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <5>
• Oriska
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriska
  • Oriska is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriska <5>
• Fort Ransom
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ransom
  • Fort Ransom is located in Ransom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ransom <5>
• Nome
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
  • Nome is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <5>
• Kathryn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathryn
  • Kathryn is located in Barnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathryn <5>
• Alice
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Alice is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fingal ...

Looking for more information about Fingal? 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 Fingal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fingal.

Adding Fingal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fingal post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fingal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Barnes County: www.co.barnes.nd.us/

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