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Welcome to Arnesen ...

Arnesen is located in Lake of the Woods County<1>.

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

Arnesen is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Arnesen: 218

Communities near Arnesen ...

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

  • Warroad
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Williams
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Williams is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <3>
  • Roosevelt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Long Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Long Point is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Buffalo Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Swift
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Swift is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Middlebro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hickey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey
  • Pitt
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pitt is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt
  • Salol
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Salol is located in Roseau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salol

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arnesen ...

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

Adding Arnesen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arnesen post office opened in 1903. The Arnesen post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arnesen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Lake of the Woods, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arnesen - 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/