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Welcome to Juanita ...

Juanita is located in Foster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Juanita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Juanita is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Juanita: 701

Communities Also Named Juanita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Juanita - they are located in Colorado, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico and Washington.

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

Communities near Juanita ...

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

  • Binford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
    • Binford is located in Griggs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binford <4>
  • Kensal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Glenfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
    • Glenfield is located in Foster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenfield <4>
  • Grace City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
    • Grace City is located in Foster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <4>
  • McHenry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Courtenay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtenay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtenay
    • Courtenay is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtenay <4>
  • Brantford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
    • Brantford is located in Eddy County
  • Sutton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Melville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Melville is located in Foster County
  • Barlow
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Foster 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 Juanita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Juanita.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Juanita ...

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

Adding Juanita to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Juanita post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Juanita.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Foster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Juanita - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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