Welcome to Fort Totten ...

Fort Totten is located in Benson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Totten, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Totten: Ft. Totten

Fort Totten is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Fort Totten: 58335<3>

Communities Also Named Fort Totten ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Totten - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Totten.

Communities near Fort Totten ...

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

• Devils Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
  • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <5>
• Minnewaukan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewaukan
  • Minnewaukan is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnewaukan <5>
• Sheyenne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheyenne
  • Sheyenne is located in Eddy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheyenne <5>
• Crary
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
  • Crary is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <5>
• Oberon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberon
  • Oberon is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberon <5>
• Warwick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <5>
• Saint Michael
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
  • Saint Michael is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michael <5>
• Tokio
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
  • Tokio is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tokio <5>
• Penn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
  • Penn is located in Ramsey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn <5>
• Brinsmade
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinsmade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade
  • Brinsmade is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinsmade <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Totten ...

Looking for more information about Fort Totten? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Totten, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Totten.

Adding Fort Totten to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Totten 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 Totten was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fort Totten post office opened in 1868.

We also found Fort Totten in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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