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Harlem

Ghost town · Sargent County, North Dakota

Stirum quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Stirum quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Harlem is a ghost town in Sargent County, North Dakota. It is one of 2 former communities in Sargent County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 24 North Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Harlem as a historical populated place on the Stirum topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 46.1805° N, 97.7990° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStirum
Elevation1,316 ft
Nearest living townCogswell, ND
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1034556
Coordinates46.18052, -97.79899

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What's there now

Harlem is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cogswell, ND (population 114), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,316 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Harlem?

Harlem is in Sargent County, North Dakota, at 46.1805, -97.7990.

How many ghost towns are in Sargent County?

Sargent County, North Dakota has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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