RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Minnesota >> Saint Louis County >> Central LakesIndex...

Welcome to Central Lakes ...

Central Lakes is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

A typical abbreviation for Central Lakes: Central Lks.

Central Lakes is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Central Lakes: 218

Communities near Central Lakes ...

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

  • Eveleth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Eveleth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,536 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eveleth <3>
  • Gilbert
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gilbert is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <3>
  • Meadowlands
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • McKinley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • McKinley is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Iron Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Junction is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Leonidas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Leonidas is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonidas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Makinen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Makinen is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makinen
  • Forbes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Canyon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ramshaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ramshaw is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramshaw

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central Lakes ...

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

Adding Central Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Central Lakes post office opened in 1914. The Central Lakes post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Central Lakes.

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 Central Lakes - 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/