Welcome to Giese ...

Giese is located in Aitkin County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Giese: GEE-zee<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Giese, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Giese is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities near Giese ...

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

• Sandstone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
  • Sandstone is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <5>
• Hinckley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Hinckley is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinckley <5>
• Isle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle
  • Isle is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle <5>
• Sturgeon Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Lake
  • Sturgeon Lake is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon Lake <5>
• Willow River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow River
  • Willow River is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow River <5>
• Askov
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askov
  • Askov is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Askov <5>
• Finlayson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlayson
  • Finlayson is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finlayson <5>
• Rutledge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Rutledge is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
• Brook Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
  • Brook Park is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
• McGrath
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrath
  • McGrath is located in Aitkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrath <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 Giese. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Giese.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Giese. 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 Giese.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Giese ...

Looking for more information about Giese? 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 Giese, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Giese.

Adding Giese to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Giese 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 Giese was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Giese post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Giese.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Aitkin County: www.co.aitkin.mn.us/

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