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Welcome to Current Lake ...

Current Lake is located in Murray County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Current Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for Current Lake: Current Lk.

Current Lake is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Current Lake: 507 & 924<3>

Communities near Current Lake ...

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

  • Tracy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Slayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tyler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyler is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <4>
  • Lake Benton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Balaton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynd
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Russell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Russell is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Chandler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Chandler is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Lake Wilson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Ruthton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Current Lake ...

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

Adding Current Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Current Lake 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 Current Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Current Lake post office opened in 1877. The Current Lake post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Current Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Murray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Current Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Current Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Current Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/