Welcome to Guckeen ...

Guckeen is located in Faribault County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guckeen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Guckeen is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Guckeen: (507)

Communities near Guckeen ...

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

• Fairmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
• Blue Earth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
  • Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
  • Former name for Blue Earth:
  • Blue Earth City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <4>
• Winnebago
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Faribault County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <4>
• Truman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
  • Truman is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
• Welcome
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Welcome is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welcome <4>
• Elmore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Faribault County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
• Amboy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
  • Amboy is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <4>
• Swea City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swea City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea City
  • Swea City is located in Kossuth County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swea City <4>
• Granada
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
  • Granada is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <4>
• Northrop
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northrop
  • Northrop is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northrop <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 Guckeen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Guckeen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guckeen ...

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

Adding Guckeen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Guckeen post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guckeen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Faribault County: www.co.faribault.mn.us/

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