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Welcome to Werner ...

Werner is located in Dunn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Werner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Werner is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Werner lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Werner (for example, toward Golden Valley), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Werner: 701

Communities Also Named Werner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Werner - they are located in California, Minnesota, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Werner ...

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

  • Killdeer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Halliday
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dunn Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Golden Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Dodge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Twin Buttes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
  • Marshall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Manning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elbowoods ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elbowoods is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbowoods
  • Red Butte ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Butte is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Werner ...

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

Adding Werner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Werner post office opened in 1915. The Werner post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Werner.

Footnotes ...

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