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Welcome to Chamberlain ...

Chamberlain is located in Hubbard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chamberlain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Chamberlain is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Chamberlain: 218

Communities Also Named Chamberlain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Chamberlain - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Maine (2), Michigan (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Saskatchewan and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Chamberlain ...

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

  • Park Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pine River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Akeley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Nevis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hackensack
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Backus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chickamaw Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chickamaw Beach is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamaw Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Nimrod
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Dorset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chamberlain ...

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

Adding Chamberlain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chamberlain post office opened in 1898. The Chamberlain post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chamberlain.

Footnotes ...

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