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Welcome to Andree ...

Andree is located in Isanti County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Andree, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Andree is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Andree ...

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

  • North Branch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Isanti
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Mora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mora is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <3>
  • Rush City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pine City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Harris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ogilvie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grasston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Andree ...

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

Adding Andree to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Andree 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 Andree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Andree post office opened in 1898. The Andree post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Andree.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Isanti, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Andree - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/