Welcome to Finkle ...

Finkle is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Finkle, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Finkle is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Finkle: 218

Communities near Finkle ...

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

• Fargo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fargo
  • From Finkle to Fargo
• West Fargo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fargo
  • West Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fargo <3>
• Dilworth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth
  • Dilworth is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dilworth <3>
• Horace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
  • Horace is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horace <3>
• Barnesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Barnesville
  • From Finkle to Barnesville
• Glyndon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyndon
  • Glyndon is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glyndon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glyndon
  • From Finkle to Glyndon
• Mapleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mapleton
  • From Finkle to Mapleton
• Harwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
  • Harwood is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harwood <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harwood
  • From Finkle to Harwood
• Kindred
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
  • Kindred is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <3>
• Reile's Acres
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reile's Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
  • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 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 Finkle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Finkle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Finkle ...

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

Adding Finkle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Finkle 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 for Finkle was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Finkle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Finkle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/