Welcome to Prairie Junction ...
Prairie Junction is located in Mountrail County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Prairie Junction: Prairie Jct. (or less commonly used: Prairie Jctn.)
Prairie Junction is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Prairie Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Prairie Junction: 701
Communities Also Named Prairie Junction ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Prairie Junction - they are located in Florida and Minnesota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prairie Junction.
Communities near Prairie Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prairie Junction.
- Parshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plaza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
- Plaza is located in Mountrail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaza <3>
- Makoti
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ryder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roseglen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Douglas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Van Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hook
- Van Hook is located in Mountrail County
- White Shield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Shield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Shield
- White Shield is located in McLean County
- Belden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Belden is located in Mountrail County
- Berthold
(23 miles [37 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 Prairie Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prairie Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prairie Junction. 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 Prairie Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Prairie Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie Junction ...
Looking for more information about Prairie Junction? 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 Prairie Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prairie Junction.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Mountrail, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie Junction - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |