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Welcome to Glen Lake ...

Glen Lake is located in Hennepin County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

A typical abbreviation for Glen Lake: Glen Lk.

Glen Lake is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Glen Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Glen Lake - they are located in British Columbia and New York.

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

Communities near Glen Lake ...

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

  • Minneapolis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Paul
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bloomington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
  • Brooklyn Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
    • Brooklyn Park is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <4>
  • Maple Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Eagan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
    • Eagan is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <4>
  • Eden Prairie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Burnsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
  • Apple Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
    • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <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 Glen Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Lake ...

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

Adding Glen Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glen Lake post office opened in 1922.

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

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

The official website for Hennepin County: www.hennepin.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Hennepin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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