Joliette, North Dakota

Unincorporated community in North Dakota, U.S.

Joliette is an unincorporated community located along Interstate 29 in Joliette Township in Pembina County in the U.S. state of North Dakota.^[1] It was established in 1879 as a rural post office.^[2] It was settled by French Canadians and named for Joliette, Quebec, the hometown of the town's first settler.^[3]^[4] the post office is no longer operating and shares the ZIP code 58271 with the city of Pembina.^[5]

Local agribusinesses are served by a BNSF rail line that extends from Grand Forks; however, this line has been abandoned north of Joliette since 1980.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Patera, Alan H.; John S. Gallagher (1982). North Dakota Post Offices, 1850-1982. Burtonsville, Maryland: The Depot. pp. 106–108. OCLC 09763647.
^ Wick, Douglas A. (1988). North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Hedemarken Collectibles. p. 98. ISBN 0-9620968-0-6. OCLC 191277027.
^ Williams, Mary Ann (Barnes) (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Bismarck Tribune, 1966. p. 225. OCLC 431626.
^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine