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Benson County, North Dakota

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7historic places

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1883formed

5,964pop. 2020

52cemeteries

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At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 7 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971. Most listings are in or near Minnewaukan, Fort Totten, York.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

6 of 7 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

7 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Benson County Courthouse	Minnewaukan	Building	1978
Fort Totten State Historic Site (Additional Documentation)	Fort Totten	District	1971
Grace Episcopal Church	Minnewaukan	Building	1994
Pierson Farm	York	Building	1985
St. Boniface Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site	Selz	Site	1989
Viking Lutheran Church	Maddock	Building	1979
West Antelope Bridge	Flora	Structure	1997

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Benson was formed in 1883 (1883-03-09) from DE SMET (Dakota Territory, extinct), Ramsey.

BENSON created by Dakota Territory in present North Dakota from DE SMET (Dakota Territory, extinct) and RAMSEY.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Benson County population from 1890 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1890	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
2,460	8,320	13,095	12,629	10,675	9,435	7,944	6,964	5,964

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

52 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 52 of 52 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Antelope Valley Cemetery	47.905	-99.29195
Antiochia Cemetery	48.22422	-99.21386
Bdecan Presbyterian Cemetery	47.906	-98.82547
Bethany Lutheran Cemetery	48.10463	-99.74085
Bourett Cemetery	47.86417	-98.96828
Brinsmade Lutheran Cemetery	48.17995	-99.33983
Christian Church Cemetery	47.98837	-99.00129
Dakotah Oyate Lutheran / Native American Cemetery - Tokio	47.91189	-98.82437
Fairview Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery	47.90887	-99.64192
Fillmore Lutheran Cemetery	48.18142	-99.80765
Flora Cemetery	47.94111	-99.42651
Fort Totten Post Cemetery	47.97768	-98.99328
Free Church Cemetery	48.04961	-99.27598
Fron Cemetery	47.91864	-99.6185
Greenwood Cemetery / Maddock Cemetery	47.97667	-99.44819
Hesper Cemetery	47.99639	-99.6629
Hillside Cemetery	47.9279	-99.20172
Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery	48.07866	-99.69105
Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery	48.04763	-99.52478
Klara Lutheran Cemetery	47.86195	-99.63859
Knox Cemetery	48.33551	-99.69713
Knox Lutheran Cemetery	48.35416	-99.69484
Lebanon Cemetery	48.22441	-99.32786
Leeds Cemetery	48.3036	-99.43734
Minnewaukan Cemetery	48.06721	-99.27151
Native American Cemetery	47.98234	-98.87063
North Viking Cemetery	47.94889	-99.53235
Our Saviour Lutheran Church Cemetery	48.17057	-99.503
Pleasant Valley Cemetery	48.28059	-99.62987
Rosehill Cemetery	48.02453	-99.76105
Saint Anns Cemetery	48.17388	-99.80568
Saint Boniface Catholic Cemetery	48.02544	-99.76108
Saint Boniface Cemetery	47.88277	-99.81095
Saint James Catholic Cemetery	48.06636	-99.27062
Saint Jeromes Catholic Cemetery	47.98777	-99.09939
Saint John's Catholic Cemetery	48.18803	-99.31852
Saint Marys Cemetery	48.33471	-99.69707
Saint Michaels Catholic Church Cemetery	47.98297	-98.87153
Saint Olaf Church Cemetery	48.07531	-99.45484
Saint Peter Cemetery	48.06383	-99.2705
Saint Petri Lutheran Cemetery	48.19439	-99.58925
Saint Vincent DePaul Catholic Cemetery	48.2967	-99.42679
Stony Lake Lutheran Cemetery E L C A	47.99121	-99.31053
Trinity Free Cemetery	48.06568	-99.27064
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery	48.02623	-99.76125
Vasa Lutheran Cemetery	48.0797	-99.61664
Viking Cemetery	47.8603	-99.48986
Warwick Cemetery	47.84891	-98.6955
West Minnewaukan Lutheran Free Church Cemetery	48.02152	-99.41526
Wilmerth Cemetery	48.21554	-99.41435
York Cemetery	48.31746	-99.57425
Zion Cemetery	47.96465	-99.55404

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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