Temple, North Dakota

Church/ public school building

Temple is an abandoned township located in Williams County, North Dakota. There are few remaining structures which include: a small garage, a couple small outbuildings and a couple caved-in houses. The Temple school and church have been destroyed recently and the foundations filled in. There are some residents, mainly campers which are used by oilfield people.

Geography

Temple, ND is located at 48°23'20.31"N 103°03'21.66"W.^[1] The elevation is 2,352ft.

History

The township known as Temple was first established on July 16, 1906, and was originally named Haarstad, for Ole G. Haarstad, the township postmaster and townsite owner.^[2] The town was later renamed to "Temple" by officials of the Great Northern Railway. Temple's post office was created on March 12, 1908, and was closed April 30, 1965. ^[3]

References

1. ↑ Google Earth v5.0.11733.9347
2. ↑ Williams, Mary Ann Barnes. "Origins of North Dakota Place Names", Bismarck Tribune (1961)
3. ↑ Eide, Marlene. The Wonder of Williams. North Dakota: Williams County Historical Society (1975)

Municipalities and communities of Williams County, North Dakota, United States
County seat: Williston
Cities	Alamo Epping Grenora Ray Springbrook Tioga Wildrose Williston
Townships	Athens Barr Butte Big Meadow Big Stone Blacktail Blue Ridge Bonetraill Brooklyn Buford Bull Butte Champion Climax Dry Fork Dublin East Fork Ellisville Equality Farmvale Golden Valley Good Luck Grenora Hardscrabble Hazel Hebron Judson Lindahl Marshall Missouri Ridge Mont New Home Oliver Orthell Pleasant Valley Rainbow Rock Island Round Prairie Sauk Valley Scorio South Meadow Springbrook Stony Creek Strandahl Tioga Trenton Truax Twelve Mile Tyrone View West Bank Wheelock Williston Winner
Unorganized territories	Cow Creek Southeast Williams
Unincorporated communities	Avoca Appam Bonetraill Buford Corinth Gladys Hamlet Hanks Lake Jessie Marley Marmon McGregor Temple Trenton West Bonetraill Wheelock Zahl

Coordinates: 48°23′20.31″N 103°03′21.66″W / 48.3889750°N 103.0560167°W / 48.3889750; -103.0560167