Welcome to Alger ...

Alger is located in Lake County<1>.

Alger is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Alger: 218

Communities Also Named Alger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Alger - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Ohio and Washington.

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

Communities near Alger ...

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

• Two Harbors
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Two Harbors is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Harbors
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Harbors <3>
• Beaver Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Bay is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Bay <3>
• Beaver Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Crossing is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
• Brimson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brimson is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brimson <3>
• Breda
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Breda is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
• Knife River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Knife River is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knife River <3>
• Jordan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jordan is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Clifton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifton is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
• Silver Bay
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Bay is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Bay <3>
• Arnold
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Arnold is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alger ...

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

Adding Alger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alger 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 (so far) for Alger was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Dakotas & Minnesota.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alger.