Niles, North Dakota

Niles is an unincorporated community in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. It was situated along the Great Northern Railway.[2][3][4][5] It is located alongside U.S. Route 2, approximately 10 miles east of the city of Leeds.[6]

Niles, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
Niles, North Dakota is located in North Dakota
Niles, North Dakota
Niles, North Dakota
Location within the state of North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°16′52″N 99°20′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyBenson
Elevation
1,522 ft (464 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1030409[1]

Locals to Niles call themselves Nilesite.[3]

History

In 1903, Great Northern railway sued local company Farmers' Independent Elevator Co. because of a grain elevator which they built on railway property allegedly without permission.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Niles, North Dakota
  2. "Niles Populated Place Profile / Benson County, North Dakota Data". northdakota.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  3. "Niles(Benson, ND)". Roadside Thoughts.
  4. Grain and Feed Journals Consolidated (1903). Volume 11. page 585.
  5. North American Locomotives: A Railroad-by-Railroad Photohistory. Brian Solomon. page 125.
  6. General Highway Map - Benson County North Dakota, North Dakota Department of Transportation (2022)


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