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Welcome to Dell ...

Dell is located in Faribault County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Dell is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dell: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Dell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Dell - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Quebec, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dell ...

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

  • Blue Earth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
  • Winnebago
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo Center
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Alden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Minnesota Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Elmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmore is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Thompson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Thompson is located in Winnebago County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>
  • Kiester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bricelyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dell ...

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

Adding Dell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dell post office opened in 1883. The Dell post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Faribault, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dell - 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 Dell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Dell 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/