Sanish, North Dakota
Sanish, North Dakota | |
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Sanish in 2008 | |
| Coordinates: 47°58′26″N 102°32′46″W / 47.97389°N 102.54611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Mountrail |
| Elevation | 2,120 ft (650 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 701 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1031354 |
Sanish is an unincorporated community in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. Sanish is located along North Dakota Highway 23 and Lake Sakakawea, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) west of New Town. Sanish was founded in 1915. The name, "Sanish" was an Arikara word meaning "real people" or "object". While the present community of Sanish was established in 1953, when the original Sanish townsite was inundated by Lake Sakakawea. Old Sanish, as the original town is now known as, was a Native American community; after its evacuation, its residents moved to New Sanish and New Town.