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Welcome to Englund ...

Englund is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Englund, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Englund is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Englund: 218

Communities near Englund ...

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

  • Karlstad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Argyle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Newfolden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newfolden is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfolden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Lake Bronson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Kennedy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Strandquist
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Halma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Donaldson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Donaldson is located in Kittson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Deerwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Deerwood is located in Kittson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Englund ...

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

Adding Englund to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Englund post office opened in 1889. The Englund post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Englund.

Footnotes ...

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