The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗"Flaxville was originally founded as Boyer, about 2.5 miles southwest of where the town is now." It was named after "the Henry Boyer family at whose home the early railroad construction workers were fed." The current town was founded in 1913 following the arrival of a Great Northern Railway branch line that eventually ran from Bainville to Opheim. "The first post office was established in 1914 with Martha Bledsoe as postmaster."
The name refers to the abundance of flax grown in the area. There are grain elevators beside the railroad tracks running through town.
The town was incorporated in 1955. It is home to the Daniels County Chapter of Pheasants Forever, The Barn Theater, Country Roads Mini Horses, and the R-Y Trail Bar.
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Start Flaxville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Flaxville’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Flaxville is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Flaxville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Daniels County Courthouse in Scobey, 11.3 miles away.
Flaxville and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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