Welcome to Amor ...

Amor is located in Otter Tail County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Amor, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Amor is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Amor is located in the (218) area code.

Communities near Amor ...

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

• Fergus Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergus Falls
  • Fergus Falls is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fergus Falls <4>
• Perham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <4>
• Pelican Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Rapids
  • Pelican Rapids is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican Rapids <4>
• New York Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Mills
  • New York Mills is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New York Mills <4>
• Battle Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Lake
  • Battle Lake is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Lake <4>
• Henning
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
  • Henning is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <4>
• Ottertail
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottertail
  • Ottertail is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottertail <4>
• Underwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <4>
• Vergas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
  • Vergas is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergas <4>
• Dalton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <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 Amor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amor ...

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

Adding Amor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amor 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 Amor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Amor post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/

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