WayfarrowKnife River Village
Ghost town · Mercer County, North Dakota
Knife River Village is a ghost town in Mercer County, North Dakota. It is the only former community in Mercer County recorded on the federal names register, out of 45 across North Dakota.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Knife River Village as a historical populated place on the Stanton SE topographic quadrangle: 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 47.3278° N, 101.3722° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Stanton SE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,681 ft |
| Nearest living town | Stanton, ND |
| Distance to it | 0.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2101622 |
| Coordinates | 47.32778, -101.37222 |
What's there now
Knife River Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stanton, ND (population 560), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,681 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Sangerghost town · Oliver County · 20.7 mi
- Simsghost town · Morton County · 38.9 mi
- On-a-Slant Villageghost town · Morton County · 46 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.