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Welcome to Temvik ...

Temvik is located in Emmons County<1>.

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

Temvik is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Temvik and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Temvik: 701

Communities near Temvik ...

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

  • Linton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Strasburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hazelton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Braddock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cannon Ball
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Livona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Livona is located in Emmons County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livona
  • Fort Rice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Rice is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rice
  • Moffit
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Westfield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Westfield is located in Emmons County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Huff
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Huff is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Temvik ...

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

Adding Temvik to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Temvik 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 Temvik was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Temvik post office opened in 1911. The Temvik post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Temvik.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Emmons, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Temvik - 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/