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Welcome to Angora ...

Angora is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Angora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Angora is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Angora: 218

The ZIP code for Angora: 55703<3>

Communities Also Named Angora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Angora - they are located in Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Angora ...

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

  • Virginia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Iron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cook is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <4>
  • Tower
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tower is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <4>
  • Kinney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kinney is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Franklin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Britt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gheen Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gheen Corner is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheen Corner
  • Tower Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
  • Soudan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Angora ...

Looking for more information about Angora? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Angora, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Angora.

Adding Angora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Angora post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Angora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Angora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Angora). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Angora or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/