Welcome to Island ...
Island is located in Saint Louis County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Island, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Island is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Island lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Island: 218
Communities Also Named Island ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Island - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware (2), Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Vermont and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Island.
Communities near Island ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Island.
- Floodwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floodwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
- Floodwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floodwood <4>
- Warba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warba
- Warba is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warba <4>
- Meadowlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
- Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Wawina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wawina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
- Wawina is located in Itasca County
- Swan River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan River
- Swan River is located in Itasca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan River <4>
- Jacobson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Goodland is located in Itasca County
- Alborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alborn
- Alborn is located in Saint Louis County
- Libby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
- Libby is located in Aitkin County
- Brookston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
- Brookston is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <4>
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Island.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Island. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Island. See our Newspapers Page for Island.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Island ...
Looking for more information about Island? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Island.
Adding Island to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Island 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 was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Island in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Island post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Island.
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 Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |