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Welcome to French Lake ...

French Lake is located in Wright County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of French Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for French Lake: French Lk.

French Lake is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named French Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named French Lake - they are located in Indiana and New Brunswick.

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

Communities near French Lake ...

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

  • Buffalo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Litchfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Becker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Becker is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <3>
  • Saint Augusta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
  • Montrose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Annandale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cokato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Winsted
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Howard Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 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 French Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for French Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French Lake ...

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

Adding French Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the French Lake post office opened in 1860. The French Lake post office closed in 1903.

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

Footnotes ...

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