Welcome to Pillsbury ...

Pillsbury is located in Todd County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pillsbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Pillsbury is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Pillsbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pillsbury - they are located in Kentucky and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Pillsbury ...

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

• Little Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <4>
• Sauk Centre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Centre
  • Sauk Centre is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Centre <4>
• Melrose
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Melrose is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <4>
• Long Prairie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Browerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
• Holdingford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holdingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdingford
  • Holdingford is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdingford <4>
• Freeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Clarissa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Randall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Randall is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randall <4>
• Upsala
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsala
  • Upsala is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upsala <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 Pillsbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pillsbury.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pillsbury ...

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

Adding Pillsbury to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pillsbury post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pillsbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pillsbury. 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/