Tioga’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Tioga. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusTioga ( ty-OH-gə) is a city in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,202 at the 2020 census. Tioga was founded in 1902 and named by settlers from Tioga, New York. The population of the city increased dramatically in the 1950s following the discovery of oil nearby in the Williston Basin.
Tioga was established in 1902. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 104 to 87 (-16%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Tioga yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Tioga’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tioga’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewTioga, No. Dak, 1914: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Tioga
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Tioga, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Tioga is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Tioga has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ray Opera House in Ray, 10.9 miles away.
Tioga and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Tioga, No. Dak (1914) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.