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Dogtooth

Ghost town · Grant County, North Dakota

Dogtooth Buttes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Dogtooth Buttes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dogtooth is a ghost town in Grant County, North Dakota. It is one of 3 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 24 North Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dogtooth as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 46.3939° N, 101.3470° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,346 ft
Nearest living townRaleigh, ND
Distance to it3.2 miles
Coordinates46.39390, -101.34700

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What's there now

Dogtooth is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Raleigh, ND (population 9), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,346 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dogtooth?

Dogtooth is in Grant County, North Dakota, at 46.3939, -101.3470.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

Grant County, North Dakota has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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