Welcome to Gheen ...

Gheen is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

The location of Gheen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Gheen: GEEN<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gheen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Gheen is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Gheen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Gheen: (218)

Communities Also Named Gheen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gheen - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gheen.

Communities near Gheen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gheen.

• Cook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Cook is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <5>
• Orr
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Orr is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orr <5>
• Angora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angora
  • Angora is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angora <5>
• Nett Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nett Lake
  • Nett Lake is located in Saint Louis County
• Bear River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
  • Bear River is located in Saint Louis County
• Side Lake
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Side Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Lake
  • Side Lake is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Side Lake <5>
• Crane Lake
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Lake
  • Crane Lake is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane Lake <5>
• Britt
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt
  • Britt is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britt <5>
• Tower Junction
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
  • Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County
• Tower
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
  • Tower is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gheen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gheen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gheen. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gheen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gheen. See our Newspapers Page for Gheen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gheen ...

Looking for more information about Gheen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gheen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gheen.

Adding Gheen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gheen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gheen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gheen post office opened in 1906.

We also found Gheen mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gheen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gheen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/