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Welcome to Lake Eunice ...

Lake Eunice is located in Becker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Eunice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Eunice: Lk. Eunice

Lake Eunice is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lake Eunice: 218

Communities near Lake Eunice ...

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

  • Detroit Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelican Rapids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Frazee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Audubon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Vergas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Callaway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Dent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <3>
  • Erhard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Eunice ...

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

Adding Lake Eunice to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Eunice post office opened in 1892. The Lake Eunice post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Eunice.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Becker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Eunice - 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/