WayfarrowOn-a-Slant Village
Ghost town · Morton County, North Dakota
On-a-Slant Village is a ghost town in Morton County, North Dakota. It is one of 2 former communities in Morton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 24 North Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists On-a-Slant Village as a historical populated place on the Bismarck 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 46.7669° N, 100.8468° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Bismarck |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,700 ft |
| Nearest living town | Mandan, ND |
| Distance to it | 4.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1940259 |
| Coordinates | 46.76694, -100.84680 |
What's there now
On-a-Slant Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mandan, ND (population 24,293), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,700 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Sangerghost town · Oliver County · 29 mi
- Simsghost town · Morton County · 30.9 mi
- Fredaghost town · Grant County · 32.9 mi
- Dogtoothghost town · Grant County · 35.1 mi
- Temvikghost town · Emmons County · 39.2 mi
- Brisbaneghost town · Grant County · 42.4 mi
- Knife River Villageghost town · Mercer County · 46 mi
Questions
Where is On-a-Slant Village?
On-a-Slant Village is in Morton County, North Dakota, at 46.7669, -100.8468.
How many ghost towns are in Morton County?
Morton County, North Dakota has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- 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.