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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)
    • Plaza is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
    • 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)
    • Van Hook is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hook
  • White Shield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • White Shield is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Shield
  • Belden
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Belden is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • 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.