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The Territorial legislature formed McHenry County in 1873 from part of Bottineau County. The name comes from James McHenry, an early settler of Vermillion, South Dakota. The county government was first organized on October 15, 1884. Before becoming Towner in 1886, the county seat was Villard from 1884 to 1885 and Scriptown from 1885 to 1886.   Both former seats are now ghost towns, and the county seat is now Towner.

The cities are those of Anamoose, Balfour, Bantry, Bergen, Deering, Drake, Granville, Karlsrube, Kief, Towner, Upham, Velva, and Voltaire.  The unincorporated communities are Norwich, Verendrye, Rangeley, Guthrie, Norfolk, Funston, Newport, Berwick, Denbigh, Riga, Konsberg, Rising, Simcoe, Genoa, Kottkethal, Rose Hill, Cole Ford, Willowdale, Willow Vale, Willow Valley, Willow Creek, and Milroy.

Townships

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Adjacent Counties
Bottineau County (north)
Pierce County (east)
Sheridan County (southeast)
McLean County (southwest)
Ward County (west)
Renville County (northwest)

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