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Welcome to Pickardville ...

Pickardville is located in Sheridan County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pickardville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Pickardville is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pickardville lies within the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Pickardville ...

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

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

Communities near Pickardville ...

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

  • Turtle Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • McClusky
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mercer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Mercer is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <4>
  • Denhoff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Goodrich
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <4>
  • Regan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regan
    • Regan is located in Burleigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regan <4>
  • Wilton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
  • Washburn
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Butte
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
    • Butte is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Kief
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pickardville ...

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

Adding Pickardville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pickardville post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pickardville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pickardville. 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 Sheridan, 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 Pickardville - 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>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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