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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)
  • Warba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowlands
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Wawina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wawina is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
  • Swan River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacobson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Goodland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodland is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Alborn
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Alborn is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alborn
  • Libby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
  • Brookston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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 (so far) for Island was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.