Welcome to Independance ...

So far, we found very little information about Independance. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Independance to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Independance, please Contact Us.

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Independance would have been located within present day Dunn County<2>.

We don't have a date for the establishment of Independance. The community was inundated by Lake Sakakawea.

Time Zone: The area where Independance was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Independance (for example, toward Douglas), you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Independance was located: 701

Communities Also Named Independance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Dakota communities named Independance: This one is located in Dunn County and the other is located in LaMoure County.

Beyond North Dakota, there are 50 communities that are also named Independance - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Independance ...

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

• New Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Town is located in Mountrail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Town <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Town
  • From Independance to New Town
• Parshall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parshall is located in Mountrail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parshall <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Parshall
  • From Independance to Parshall
• Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charging Eagle
  • From Independance to Charging Eagle
• Shell Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shell Creek is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shell Creek
  • From Independance to Shell Creek
• Elbowoods ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elbowoods is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbowoods
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elbowoods
  • From Independance to Elbowoods
• Van Hook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Van Hook is located in Mountrail County
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Van Hook
  • From Independance to Van Hook
• Twin Buttes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Twin Buttes
  • From Independance to Twin Buttes
• Mandaree
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mandaree is located in McKenzie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandaree
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandaree <3>
• Red Butte ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Butte is located in Mercer County
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  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Independance to Red Butte
• Sanish
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanish is located in Mountrail County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sanish
  • From Independance to Sanish

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

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