Maida, North Dakota

Last updated

Maida, North Dakota
USA North Dakota location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Maida
Location within the state of North Dakota
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Maida
Maida (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°59′55″N98°21′53″W / 48.99861°N 98.36472°W / 48.99861; -98.36472
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Cavalier
Elevation
[1]
1,562 ft (476 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
58255
Area code 701
GNIS feature ID1030066 [1]

Maida (or Seven Lakes) is an unincorporated community in northern Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along North Dakota Highway 1, north of the city of Langdon, the county seat of Cavalier County. [2] Its elevation is 1,562 feet (476 m). Maida serves as a port of entry between Canada and the United States. [3]

Various possibilities have been suggested for the etymology of the name "Maida": [4] [5]

Maida's post office was established in September 1884 and became a Rural Branch of Langdon in April 1967. The Maida post office has closed,[ citation needed ] but the community still has its own ZIP code of 58255. [6] [7]

A staple of the community, Jack's Bar, was known to seat up to 300 guests and served customers from both the United States and Canadian sides of the border. After 46 years in operation, Jack's bar closed in 2010 after to make room for a new border crossing facility. [8] The new, high-tech border crossing opened in 2012, replacing the previous facility which had been open for more than fifty years. [9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maida, North Dakota
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 77.
  3. "Port Of Entry-Maida". U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maida, North Dakota, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-02-13. Accessed 2008-03-28.
  5. Wick, Douglas A. (September 7, 1988). North Dakota Place Names. Hedemarken Collectibles. ISBN   0-9620968-0-6.
  6. Patera, Alan H. & Gallagher, John S. (1982). North Dakota Post Offices 1850-1982. Burtonsville, Maryland: The Depot. p. 46.
  7. Zip Code Lookup
  8. "Maida Bar to Close Because of Border Patrol Expansion". WDAZ. May 23, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  9. "New U.S. Border Crossing At Maida". PembinaValleyOnline. Retrieved July 4, 2025.