Welcome to Lena ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lena, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Time Zone: Lena lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Area Codes for Lena: 204, 431 & 584<1>

Communities Also Named Lena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Lena - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lena ...

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

• Killarney
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killarney
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killarney <2>
• Boissevain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boissevain <2>
• Rolla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rolla is located in Rolette County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <2>
• Saint John
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Saint John is located in Rolette County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <2>
• Cartwright
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Hansboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hansboro is located in Towner County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansboro <2>
• Bannerman ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerman
• Wakopa ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakopa
• Lyonshall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonshall
• Desford ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desford

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lena ...

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

Adding Lena to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Lena was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lena.