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Welcome to Island Park ...

Island Park is located in Hennepin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Island Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Island Park is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Island Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Island Park - they are located in Idaho, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Maine, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Island Park ...

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

  • Minneapolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bloomington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <3>
  • Brooklyn Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
    • Brooklyn Park is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <3>
  • Maple Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Minnetonka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
    • Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <3>
  • Edina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
    • Edina is located in Hennepin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <3>
  • Saint Louis Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Shakopee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakopee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakopee
    • Shakopee is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakopee <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Island Park ...

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

Adding Island Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Island Park post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Island Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Hennepin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Island Park - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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