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Welcome to Bain ...

Bain is located in Aitkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Bain is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bain - they are located in Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bain ...

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

  • Aitkin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Emily
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <3>
  • Hill City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • McGregor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Palisade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Haypoint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypoint
  • Swatara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Swatara is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
  • Libby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
  • Hassman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
  • Kimberly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bain ...

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

Adding Bain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bain post office opened in 1911. The Bain post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bain.

Footnotes ...

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