Origins of North Dakota place names

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: North Dakota State Library 2014
• Subjects: Almond; Chandler; Ferguson; Lynch; Pacific; Nome; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/16516

1900 by Gust Ohm and Frank Lynch. The post office was established at Lucca November 1, 1892, with William Cruff, postmaster. (38, vol. 3, no. 10, p. 196; 76; 80) MATTESON: This Soo Line station was built in 1892-3 on NEVi Sec. 10-141-59. A post office was established March 10, 1900 with Samuel Fletcher, postmaster, which has long since been discontinued. The station was removed in Oct. 1897 as part of the Rogers consolidation. Origin of the name not known. (1, p. 580; 80) MINNIE LAKE: A rural post office named for its township, established March 29, 1880 in the home of the postmaster, Edwin Priest on Sec. 22-142-56; discontinued May 5, 1894 and mail sent to Ellsburg. Origin of the name not known. (80) NOME: This Northern Pacific station was built in 1900 on the SEV4 Sec. 13-137-57. The townsite platted in March 1901 by Charles Ferguson. It was named for the gold boom town, Nome, Alaska, which was given its name in error. It so happened this way; the officials in charge noticed this place in Alaska was unnamed, so wrote the word "name" which was taken by the recorders for NOME and it was so named. The post office was established April 25, 1901 with Charles Hackett, postmaster. The village was incorporated November 7, 1907. OAKVILLE: A post office was established March 1891 with Fannie Walker, postmaster; discontinued Feb. 14, 1906. The name may be descriptive of the site. The village incorporated in 1912. (11, pp. 189, 335; 73; 76; 80) ODELL: This Northern Pacific station was established in Aug. 1883 on the NEVi. Sec. 6-141-59 and a townsite platted then which did not develop to any extent. It was named for J. T. O'Dell, assistant general manager of the Northern Pacific R. R. at that time. The post office was established Nov. 5, 1883 wtih Almond C. Chandler, postmaster; discontinued July 4, 1891 and mail sent to Clive. Then was moved a short distance north on Oct. 1897 and consolidated with Rogers at the intersection of the Sanborn branch of the Northern Pacific and the Soo Line. (11, p. 206; 38, vol. 3, no. 10, p. 196; 73; 76; 80) ORISKA: The Northern Pacific constructed a station in 1872 called FOURTH SIDING. It was renamed CARLTON in May 1881 and in July the townsite platted south of the railroad tracks on the NWVi, Sec. 20-140-56, was named for Mary Carlton, who later became the wife of the first postmaster. However, in October 1881, a larger townsite called ORISKA was platted on SEi/i Sec. 18-140-56, just west of CARLTON. Then Nov. 1, 1881 the station was renamed ORISKA. The post office at Oriska was established Sept. 19, 1881 with John M. Dennett, postmaster. He with John E. Hubbell, another early homesteader, se- 15 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.