Record

About Josephine

Josephine is an unincorporated community in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. Since its name was changed in 1901, the unincorporated community takes its name from physician Josephin Lindstrom Stickleberger, a resident of Oberon, though in its history, minister Jean Baptiste was its namesake before the name was changed for the first time to Jenin in order to honour Marie Jenin, a pioneer and missionary.
From Wikipedia, "Josephine, North Dakota", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Josephine, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Josephine is

USGS topographic map around Josephine — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

7 historic USGS maps cover Josephine

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1932 Flora sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1951 Josephine sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1951 Flora sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1952 New Rockford sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1956 New Rockford sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1971 New Rockford sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1981 New Rockford sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Josephine

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.

Hamberg15.4 mi SW · Wells
Churchs Ferry23.4 mi N · Ramsey
Heaton33.7 mi S · Wells

Sources

ghosttowns.com, "Josephine": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
Wikipedia, "Josephine, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q6288287.
USGS GNIS 1029696.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).