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Welcome to Little Sauk ...

Little Sauk is located in Todd County<1>.


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


The pronunciation of Little Sauk: SAWK<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Sauk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Little Sauk is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities near Little Sauk ...

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

  • Sauk Centre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Melrose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Long Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
    • Long Prairie is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <5>
  • Osakis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Browerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
    • Browerville is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Freeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
  • Clarissa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
    • Clarissa is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <5>
  • Carlos
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
    • Carlos is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <5>
  • Upsala
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Swanville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Sauk ...

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

Adding Little Sauk to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Little Sauk post office opened in 1872.

We also found Little Sauk in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Sauk.

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

The official website for Todd County: www.co.todd.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 Todd, 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 pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Little Sauk. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Sauk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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