Welcome to Havana ...
Havana is located in Steele County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Havana, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Havana is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Havana lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Havana: 507 & 924<3>
Communities Also Named Havana ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Havana - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (2), Illinois, Kansas, Michigan (2), Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Havana.
Communities near Havana ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Havana.
- Owatonna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Faribault
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Waseca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waseca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
- Waseca is located in Waseca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waseca
- From Havana to Waseca
- Kasson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rice Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Dodge Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
- Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <4>
- Blooming Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kenyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Medford
(8 miles [12.9 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 Havana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Havana.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Havana. 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 Havana.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Havana. See our Newspapers Page for Havana.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Havana ...
Looking for more information about Havana? 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 Havana, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Havana.
Adding Havana to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Havana 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 Havana was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Havana.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Steele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Havana - 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 Havana area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Havana 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |