Welcome to Kettle Falls ...
Kettle Falls is located in Saint Louis County<1>.
The location of Kettle Falls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kettle Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
Kettle Falls is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Kettle Falls lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Kettle Falls is located in the (218) area code.
Communities Also Named Kettle Falls ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kettle Falls - it's located in Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kettle Falls.
Communities near Kettle Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kettle Falls.
- Seine River 23A
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seine River 23A came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seine River 23A
- Seine River 23B
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seine River 23B came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seine River 23B
- Crane Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Seine River Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seine River Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seine River Village
- Kabetogama
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kabetogama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabetogama
- Kabetogama is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kabetogama <5>
- Mine Centre
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mine Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mine Centre <5>
- Farrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Crilly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Lac La Croix
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac La Croix came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Croix
- Island View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Koochiching County
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kettle Falls ...
Looking for more information about Kettle Falls? 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 Kettle Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kettle Falls.
Adding Kettle Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kettle Falls 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 Kettle Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Kettle Falls post office opened in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kettle Falls.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kettle Falls. 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kettle Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |