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Welcome to Josephine ...

Josephine is located in Benson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Josephine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Josephine is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Josephine: 701

Communities Also Named Josephine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Josephine - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Josephine ...

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

  • New Rockford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Maddock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Minnewaukan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sheyenne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oberon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Brinsmade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hamberg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bremen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fort Totten
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Isabel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Josephine ...

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

Adding Josephine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Josephine 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 (so far) for Josephine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Josephine post office opened in 1902. The Josephine post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Josephine.

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 Josephine - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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