Welcome to Grass Lake ...

Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County<1>.

The location of Grass 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 Grass Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Grass Lake: Grass Lk.

Grass Lake is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grass Lake lies within the (320) area code.

Communities Also Named Grass Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Grass Lake - they are located in California, Illinois, Michigan (2) and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Grass Lake ...

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

• Cambridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Mora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Mora is located in Kanabec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <4>
• Rush City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush City
  • Rush City is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush City <4>
• Pine City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Pine City is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <4>
• Hinckley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Hinckley is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinckley <4>
• Braham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braham
  • Braham is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braham <4>
• Rock Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rock Creek is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Creek <4>
• Harris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Harris is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <4>
• Ogilvie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogilvie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilvie
  • Ogilvie is located in Kanabec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogilvie <4>
• Brook Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
  • Brook Park is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grass Lake ...

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

Adding Grass Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grass Lake post office opened in 1878.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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