Welcome to Kost ...

Kost is located in Chisago County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kost, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Kost is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Kost ...

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

• Forest Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Forest Lake is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Lake <4>
• East Bethel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
  • East Bethel is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bethel <4>
• North Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • North Branch is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <4>
• Cambridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Wyoming
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyoming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Isanti
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isanti
  • Isanti is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isanti <4>
• Chisago City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisago City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisago City
  • Chisago City is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chisago City <4>
• Lindstrom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindstrom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindstrom
  • Lindstrom is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindstrom <4>
• Scandia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
  • Scandia is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <4>
• City of Columbus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
  • City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kost ...

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

Adding Kost to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kost 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 Kost was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Kost post office opened in 1884.

We also found Kost in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kost.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kost. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chisago County: www.co.chisago.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/