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Welcome to Bygland ...

Bygland is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bygland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Bygland is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bygland: 218

Communities near Bygland ...

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

  • Grand Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • East Grand Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crookston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Thompson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Thompson is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <3>
  • Fisher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fisher is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Buxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buxton is located in Traill County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <3>
  • Reynolds
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynolds is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <3>
  • Climax
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Climax is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Mallory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mallory is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
  • Shirley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Shirley is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bygland ...

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

Adding Bygland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bygland post office opened in 1897. The Bygland post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bygland.

Footnotes ...

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