Welcome to Lerdal ...

Lerdal is located in Freeborn County<1>.

The location of Lerdal has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Lerdal is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lerdal is within the (507) area code.

Communities near Lerdal ...

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

• Austin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Albert Lea
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Lea
  • Albert Lea is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert Lea <4>
• Northwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Worth County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <4>
• Blooming Prairie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
  • Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <4>
• New Richland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
  • New Richland is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <4>
• Clarks Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove
  • Clarks Grove is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Grove <4>
• Ellendale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Ellendale is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <4>
• Alden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
• Glenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <4>
• Geneva
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <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 Lerdal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lerdal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lerdal ...

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

Adding Lerdal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lerdal post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lerdal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Freeborn County: www.co.freeborn.mn.us/

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