Towns / Cities
All Information from the Book "North Dakota Place Names" by Douglas A Wick

Founded as Mathie in 1879, this rural settlement in Section 12-154-55, Inkster Township, was renamed Inkster when the post office was established August 9, 1880 with William Mathie postmaster. The name honored George T. Inkster, a local settler from a prominent family in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where a street is named for his uncle, John Inkster. George T. Inkster (1848-1901) later was a cattle rancher in the Souris River valley. In 1885 the post office moved to Sections 13 & 24-154-55, the site of a new Great Northern Rail Road townsite, with a continuation of the old name. The elevation is 1040, the Zip Code is 58244, and a peak population of 368 was recorded in 1920, with a decline to 135 in 1980.

Inkster Town Hall  Section 22

Forest River Colony  Section 03

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Forest River Colony Cemetery  Section 10  Map

Middle Forest River Cemetery                   Map

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