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Welcome to Bordulac ...

Bordulac is located in Foster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bordulac, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Bordulac is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bordulac lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bordulac: 701

Communities near Bordulac ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bordulac.

  • Carrington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kensal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pingree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Grace City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
    • Grace City is located in Foster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <3>
  • Melville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Melville is located in Foster County
  • Guptill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
    • Guptill is located in Foster County
  • Barlow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Foster County
  • Brantford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
    • Brantford is located in Eddy County
  • Sykeston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bordulac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bordulac.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bordulac. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bordulac.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bordulac. See our Newspapers Page for Bordulac.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bordulac ...

Looking for more information about Bordulac? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bordulac, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bordulac.

Adding Bordulac to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bordulac in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bordulac was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bordulac post office opened in 1895.

We also found Bordulac on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bordulac.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Foster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bordulac - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/