Welcome to Palmer ...

Palmer is located in Waseca County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Palmer is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Palmer: (507)

Communities Also Named Palmer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Palmer - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palmer.

Communities near Palmer ...

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

• Owatonna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owatonna
  • Owatonna is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owatonna <4>
• Faribault
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faribault
  • Faribault is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faribault <4>
• Waseca
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
  • Waseca is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <4>
• Eagle Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <4>
• Montgomery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Le Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
  • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <4>
• Janesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <4>
• Waterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Medford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• Madison Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
  • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <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 Palmer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmer ...

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

Adding Palmer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palmer 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 Palmer was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Waseca County: www.co.waseca.mn.us/

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