Niles, North Dakota

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Niles is an unincorporated community in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. It was situated along the Great Northern Railway.{{Cite web |title=Niles Populated Place Profile / Benson County, North Dakota Data |url=https://northdakota.hometownlocator.com/nd/benson/niles.cfm |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=northdakota.hometownlocator.com}}{{Cite web |title=Niles(Benson, ND) |url=https://roadsidethoughts.com/nd/niles-xx-benson-profile.htm |website=Roadside Thoughts}}Grain and Feed Journals Consolidated (1903). Volume 11. page 585.North American Locomotives: A Railroad-by-Railroad Photohistory. Brian Solomon. page 125. It is located alongside U.S. Route 2, approximately 10 miles east of the city of Leeds.[https://www.dot.nd.gov/docs/maps/base-maps/counties/benson_sheet1.pdf General Highway Map - Benson County North Dakota], North Dakota Department of Transportation (2022)

Locals to Niles call themselves Nilesite.

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.

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, {{convert|32|mi}} to the west, and Devils Lake, {{convert|26|mi}} to the east.

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in North Dakota

Category:Populated places in Benson County, North Dakota

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