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
Area Code for Fort Totten: 701
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)
- Minnewaukan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheyenne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- Saint Michael
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tokio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Penn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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.<7>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Benson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Totten - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fort Totten). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Totten or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |