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Welcome to Independence ...

Independence is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Independence, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Independence is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Independence: 218

Communities Also Named Independence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Independence: This one is located in Saint Louis County and the other is located in Hennepin County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 50 communities that are also named Independence - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Independence ...

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

  • Cloquet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hermantown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Proctor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <3>
  • Scanlon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Brookston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadowlands
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Alborn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Alborn is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alborn
  • Canyon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Saginaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Saginaw is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Twig
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Twig is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Independence ...

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

Adding Independence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Independence 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 Independence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Independence post office opened in 1890. The Independence post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Independence.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Independence - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/