Welcome to Traverse ...

Traverse is located in Nicollet County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Traverse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Traverse is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Traverse is within the boundaries of the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Traverse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Traverse - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Traverse ...

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

• Mankato
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
  • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <4>
• North Mankato
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
  • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <4>
• Saint Peter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
  • Saint Peter is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <4>
• Le Sueur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sueur
  • Le Sueur is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Sueur <4>
• Eagle Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Lake Crystal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crystal
  • Lake Crystal is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Crystal <4>
• Le Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Gaylord
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Gaylord is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <4>
• Arlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Madison Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Traverse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Traverse.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Traverse ...

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

Adding Traverse to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Traverse post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Traverse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nicollet County: www.co.nicollet.mn.us/

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