Temple, North Dakota

Church/ public school building

Temple is an abandoned township located in Williams County, North Dakota. There are few remaining structures which include: the Temple Public School, the Temple Lutheran Church, a garage, and several houses. It is a true ghost town, having no current residents.

Geography

Temple, ND is located at 48°23'20.31"N 103°03'21.66"W.^[1] The elevation is 2,352ft.

History

The township known as Temple was first established on July 16, 1906, and was originally named Haarstad, for Ole G. Haarstad, the township postmaster and townsite owner.^[2] The town was later renamed to "Temple" by officials of the Great Northern Railway. Temple's post office was created on March 12, 1908, and was closed April 30, 1965. ^[3]

References

1. ↑ Google Earth v5.0.11733.9347
2. ↑ Williams, Mary Ann Barnes. "Origins of North Dakota Place Names", Bismarck Tribune (1961)
3. ↑ Eide, Marlene. The Wonder of Williams. North Dakota: Williams County Historical Society (1975)

Municipalities and communities of Williams County, North Dakota, United States County seat: Williston Cities Alamo Epping Grenora Ray Springbrook Tioga Wildrose Williston Townships Athens Barr Butte Big Meadow Big Stone Blacktail Blue Ridge Bonetraill Brooklyn Buford Bull Butte Champion Climax Dry Fork Dublin East Fork Ellisville Equality Farmvale Golden Valley Good Luck Grenora Hardscrabble Hazel Hebron Judson Lindahl Marshall Missouri Ridge Mont New Home Oliver Orthell Pleasant Valley Rainbow Rock Island Round Prairie Sauk Valley Scorio South Meadow Springbrook Stony Creek Strandahl Tioga Trenton Truax Twelve Mile Tyrone View West Bank Wheelock Williston Winner Unorganized territories Cow Creek Southeast Williams Unincorporated communities Avoca Appam Bonetraill Buford Corinth Gladys Hamlet Hanks Lake Jessie Marley Marmon McGregor Temple Trenton West Bonetraill Wheelock Zahl

Coordinates: 48°23′20.31″N 103°03′21.66″W / 48.3889750°N 103.0560167°W / 48.3889750; -103.0560167