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Welcome to Conception ...

Conception is located in Wabasha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conception, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Conception is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Conception ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Conception - they are located in Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Conception ...

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

  • Lake City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wabasha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elgin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin is located in Wabasha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
  • Buffalo City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • Buffalo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Pepin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Alma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Rollingstone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Altura
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conception ...

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

Adding Conception to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Conception post office opened in 1894. The Conception post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conception.

Footnotes ...

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