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Welcome to Godahl ...

Godahl is primarily located in Watonwan County<1>. A portion of Godahl extends into Brown County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Godahl, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Godahl is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Godahl: 507 & 924<3>

Communities near Godahl ...

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

  • New Ulm
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint James
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sleepy Eye
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Madelia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Springfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Courtland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Butterfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Hanska
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Comfrey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Godahl ...

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

Adding Godahl to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Godahl post office opened in 1894. The Godahl post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Godahl.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Watonwan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Godahl - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Godahl area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Godahl area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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