Welcome to Cable ...

Cable is located in Sherburne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cable, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Cable is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cable ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Cable - they are located in California, Illinois, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cable ...

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

• Saint Cloud
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Cloud
  • From Cable to Saint Cloud
• Sartell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sartell is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <3>
• Sauk Rapids
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Rapids
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Rapids <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sauk Rapids
  • From Cable to Sauk Rapids
• Monticello
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Monticello is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
• Waite Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waite Park
  • From Cable to Waite Park
• Saint Joseph
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Joseph
  • From Cable to Saint Joseph
• Becker
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Becker is located in Sherburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <3>
• Cold Spring
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <3>
• Saint Augusta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Augusta
  • From Cable to Saint Augusta
• Annandale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Annandale is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annandale <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cable ...

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

Adding Cable to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cable post office opened in 1884. The Cable post office closed in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cable.