Welcome to Godahl ...

Godahl is primarily located in Watonwan County<1>. A portion of Godahl extends into Brown County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Godahl, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Godahl is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Godahl: (507)

Communities near Godahl ...

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

• New Ulm
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ulm
  • New Ulm is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ulm <4>
• Saint James
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
  • Saint James is located in Watonwan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <4>
• Sleepy Eye
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Eye
  • Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Eye <4>
• Madelia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madelia
  • Madelia is located in Watonwan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madelia <4>
• Mountain Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
  • Mountain Lake is located in Cottonwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Lake <4>
• Springfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Courtland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Courtland is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <4>
• Butterfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
  • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
• Hanska
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanska
  • Hanska is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanska <4>
• Comfrey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfrey
  • Comfrey is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfrey <4>

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 Godahl. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Godahl.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Godahl ...

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

Adding Godahl to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Godahl 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 Godahl was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Godahl post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Godahl.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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