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Welcome to French River ...

French River is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of French River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for French River: French Riv.

French River is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for French River: 218

Communities Also Named French River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named French River - they are located in Nova Scotia (4), Ontario (2) and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near French River ...

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

  • Duluth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <3>
  • Superior
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
  • Hermantown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Two Harbors
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Proctor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <3>
  • Superior Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Knife River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Arnold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Arnold is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Oneota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
  • Stewart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stewart is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French River ...

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

Adding French River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the French River post office opened in 1856. The French River post office closed in 1938.

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

Footnotes ...

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