Fryburg is an unincorporated community in Billings County, North Dakota, United States. The Fryburg oil field is located here.[2]
Fryburg, North Dakota | |
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Coordinates: 46°52′14″N 103°18′11″W / 46.87056°N 103.30306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
County | Billings |
Elevation | 2,786 ft (849 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Area code | 701 |
GNIS feature ID | 1034880[1] |
Fryburg was named for General James Barnet Fry, the United States Army Provost Marshal General at the start of the American Civil War.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fryburg, North Dakota
- ^ Roth, K. W. (June 1954). "Fryburg Field, Billings County, North Dakota". Guidebook: Southwestern North Dakota Field Conference, June 25-27, 1954. Southwestern North Dakota Field Conference. North Dakota Geological Society. pp. 22–24. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via American Association of Petroleum Geologists/Datapages Combined Publications Database.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). United States Geological Survey Bulletin No. 258: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. pp. 133. Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via Internet Archive text collection.