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History · McGregor

McGregor’s post office opened in 1905, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1974 on.

1905first post office
0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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How McGregor began

When was McGregor founded?

1905

The McGregor post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 47121 years
Founding year: the first McGregor post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about McGregor’s past

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The story so far

McGregor, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of McGregor yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

McGregor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Williams County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along North Dakota Highway 40, northeast of the city of Williston, the county seat of Williams County. McGregor's elevation is 2,218 feet (676 m). Although unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 58755. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, McGregor had a population of 47.

Its first post office opened in 1905.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

McGregor on the map, 1974 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of McGregor. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

McGregor on the 1974 USGS mapMcGregor on the 1982 USGS map1974McGregor sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of McGregor.

Questions about McGregor’s history

What year was McGregor founded?

The McGregor post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.