Welcome to Fort Rice ...

Fort Rice is located in Morton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Rice, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Rice: Ft. Rice

Fort Rice is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Fort Rice (for example, toward Carson), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Fort Rice is located in the (701) area code.

Communities near Fort Rice ...

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

• Lincoln
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Burleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Hazelton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
  • Hazelton is located in Emmons County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelton <4>
• Solen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solen
  • Solen is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solen <4>
• Huff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • Huff is located in Morton County
• Cannon Ball
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Ball
  • Cannon Ball is located in Sioux County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Ball <4>
• Saint Anthony
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
  • Saint Anthony is located in Morton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <4>
• Moffit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffit
  • Moffit is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moffit <4>
• Apple Valley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County
• Menoken
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
  • Menoken is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menoken <4>
• On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for On-a-Slant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
  • On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County

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 Fort Rice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Rice.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Rice. 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 Fort Rice.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Rice ...

Looking for more information about Fort Rice? 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 Fort Rice, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Rice.

Adding Fort Rice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Rice 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 Fort Rice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fort Rice post office opened in 1866.

We also found Fort Rice in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Rice.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Rice. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morton County: www.co.morton.nd.us/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/