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Coordinates:48°53′27″N100°32′41″W/ 48.89083°N 100.54472°W/48.89083; -100.54472
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Carbury, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
Location of Carbury, North Dakota
Location of Carbury, North Dakota
Coordinates:48°53′27″N100°32′41″W/ 48.89083°N 100.54472°W/48.89083; -100.54472
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyBottineau County
TownshipPickering
Founded1901
Elevation
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1,660 ft (510 m)
Population
(1980)
• Total5
Time zoneUTC-6(Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)UTC-5(CDT)
ZIP Code
58783
Area code701
FIPS code38-12140
GNISfeature ID1028276[1]

Carburyis anunincorporated communityinBottineau Countyin theU.S. stateofNorth Dakota.It is located alongNorth Dakota Highway 14in the eastern part of the county, east ofSouris.[1]The town is virtually abandoned, and the2000 Censusdid not record a population.[3]The post office closed in 1984,[4]and it is now part of zip code 58783 covered by the post office inSouris.[5]

Carbury is also designated by theU.S. Customs and Border Protectionagency as aport of entrybetween the United States andCanada.[6]

History

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Carbury is named after the village ofCarburyinCounty Kildare,Ireland.Founded in 1901 as a station on theGreat Northern Railway,the post office first opened April 16, 1906.[2]Though the town has been known as Carbury since its founding, it was originally intended to be namedRoth,which is a town roughly 12 miles (19 km) to the west. However, due to a mixup by railroad officials or theSecretary of State,depending on who tells the story, the townsite names were accidentally switched when the wrong signs were posted.[2]The mistake was never corrected.[7]Carbury's original post office was assigned the zip code 58724.[4]The post office closed in 1984, and mail service was merged withSouris, North Dakota.[4]

The town experienced a top population of 50 in 1920, which had dwindled to 5 by 1980.[2]

Norwegiansettlers fromPolk County,Minnesota,established a settlement near Carbury in 1883, reportedly becoming the first Norwegians inBottineau County.[8]

Geography

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Carbury is part ofPickering Townshipin theSouris RiverValley. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) to the northwest of thecounty seatofBottineauand roughly 7 miles (11 km) to the southeast ofSouris.

Carbury Dam located 1 mile (1.6 km) south of town is a public fishing area managed by theNorth Dakota Game and Fish Department.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbury, North Dakota
  2. ^abcdWick, Douglas A. (September 7, 1988).North Dakota Place Names.Hedemarken Collectibles. p. 31.ISBN0-9620968-0-6.
  3. ^"U.S. Census website".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJanuary 31,2008.
  4. ^abc"U.S. Postal Service, Find a Postmaster".Archived fromthe originalon October 17, 2020.RetrievedJuly 23,2009.
  5. ^Zip Code Lookup
  6. ^"Port Of Entry-Carbury".U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Archived fromthe originalon September 1, 2009.RetrievedJuly 28,2009.
  7. ^"Roth, North Dakota".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
  8. ^Sherman, William C. (1983).Prairie Mosaic: An Ethnic Atlas of Rural North Dakota.Fargo, North Dakota: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies. p. 71.ISBN0-911042-27-X.OCLC256228966.
  9. ^"Carbury Dam, Bottineau County"(PDF).Lake Contour Maps.North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on June 25, 2009.RetrievedAugust 4,2009.
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