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Niles, North Dakota

Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

48°16′52″N 99°20′57″W / 48.28111°N 99.34917°W / 48.28111; -99.34917CountryUnited StatesStateNorth DakotaCounty BensonElevation

1,522 ft (464 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code701GNIS feature ID1030409^[1]

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]

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]

Transportation

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest stations are located in Rugby, 32 miles (51 km) to the west, and Devils Lake, 26 miles (42 km) to the east.

References

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