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Mardell

Ghost town · Griggs County, North Dakota

Cooperstown East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Cooperstown East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mardell is a ghost town in Griggs County, North Dakota. It is the only former community in Griggs County recorded on the federal names register, out of 45 across North Dakota.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mardell as a historical populated place on the Cooperstown East 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 47.4603° N, 98.0062° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCooperstown East
Elevation1,295 ft
Nearest living townCooperstown, ND
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1034454
Coordinates47.46027, -98.00621

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What's there now

Mardell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cooperstown, ND (population 910), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,295 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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