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Welcome to Guckeen ...

Guckeen is located in Faribault County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guckeen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Guckeen is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Guckeen: 507 & 924<3>

Communities near Guckeen ...

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

  • Fairmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Blue Earth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
    • Former name for Blue Earth:
    • Blue Earth City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <4>
  • Winnebago
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Truman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Truman is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Welcome
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Elmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmore is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Amboy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Amboy is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <4>
  • Swea City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Granada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Northrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guckeen ...

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

Adding Guckeen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Guckeen post office opened in 1901. The Guckeen post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guckeen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Faribault, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guckeen - 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 Guckeen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Guckeen 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/