Fryburg, North Dakota

Fryburg, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
Buildings in Fryburg
Buildings in Fryburg
Fryburg, North Dakota is located in North Dakota
Fryburg, North Dakota
Fryburg, North Dakota
Location within the state of North Dakota
Coordinates: 46°52′14″N 103°18′11″W / 46.87056°N 103.30306°W / 46.87056; -103.30306
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyBillings
Elevation
[1]
2,786 ft (849 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1034880[1]

Fryburg is an unincorporated community in Billings County, North Dakota, United States. The Fryburg oil field is located here.[2]

Fryburg was named for General James Barnet Fry, the United States Army Provost Marshal General at the start of the American Civil War.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fryburg, North Dakota
  2. ^ Roth, K. W. (June 1954). "Fryburg Field, Billings County, North Dakota". Guidebook: Southwestern North Dakota Field Conference, June 25-27, 1954. Southwestern North Dakota Field Conference. North Dakota Geological Society. pp. 22–24. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via American Association of Petroleum Geologists/Datapages Combined Publications Database.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). United States Geological Survey Bulletin No. 258: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. pp. 133. Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via Internet Archive text collection.


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