Manitou, North Dakota

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Manitou is an unincorporated community in Mountrail County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota.[1]

History

Manitou was laid out in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] A post office called Manitou was in operation from 1905 until 1941.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manitou, North Dakota
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.
  3. ^ "Mountrail County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

Coordinates: 48°19′52″N 102°38′12″W / 48.33111°N 102.63667°W / 48.33111; -102.63667