Eldridge is a nearly-deserted
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Stutsman County, in the
U.S. state
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of
North Dakota
North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...
.
History
A post office called Eldridge was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1982. The community was named for a family of settlers.
References
Unincorporated communities in Stutsman County, North Dakota
Unincorporated communities in North Dakota
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