Welcome to French ...

French is located in Otter Tail County<1>.

The location of French has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of French, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

French is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

French lies within the (218) area code.

Communities Also Named French ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named French - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana (2), Manitoba, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near French ...

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

• Fergus Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergus Falls
  • Fergus Falls is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fergus Falls <4>
• Wahpeton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
  • Wahpeton is located in Richland County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <4>
• Breckenridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Wilkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
• Rothsay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothsay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsay
  • Rothsay is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothsay <4>
• Underwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <4>
• Dalton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <4>
• Elizabeth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
• Wendell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <4>
• Campbell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Wilkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
• Erhard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhard
  • Erhard is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erhard <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French ...

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

Adding French to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the French post office opened in 1884.

We also found French in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for French.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/

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