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Ransom City

Ghost town · Sargent County, North Dakota

Cayuga quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Cayuga quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ransom City 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 Ransom City as a historical populated place on the Cayuga 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 46.0952° N, 97.3854° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCayuga
Elevation1,129 ft
Nearest living townCayuga, ND
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1034553
Coordinates46.09524, -97.38537

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What's there now

Ransom City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cayuga, ND (population 31), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,129 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 Ransom City?

Ransom City is in Sargent County, North Dakota, at 46.0952, -97.3854.

How many ghost towns are in Sargent County?

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

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