Welcome to Little Marais ...
Little Marais is located in Lake County<1>.
The location of Little Marais has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Marais, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Little Marais is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Little Marais lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Little Marais lies within the (218) area code.
Communities near Little Marais ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Marais.
- Silver Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
- Silver Bay is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Bay <4>
- Beaver Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bay
- Beaver Bay is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Bay <4>
- Illgen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illgen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illgen City
- Illgen City is located in Lake County
- Finland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland
- Finland is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finland <4>
- Murphy City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy City
- Murphy City is located in Lake County
- Schroeder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schroeder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroeder
- Schroeder is located in Cook County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schroeder <4>
- Tofte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tofte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tofte
- Tofte is located in Cook County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tofte <4>
- Isabella
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Isabella is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabella <4>
- Beaver Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
- Beaver Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jordan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Little Marais. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Marais.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Marais. 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 Little Marais.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Marais. See our Newspapers Page for Little Marais.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Marais ...
Looking for more information about Little Marais? 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 Little Marais, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Marais.
Adding Little Marais to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Marais 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 Little Marais was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Little Marais post office opened in 1905.
We also found Little Marais mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Marais.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Marais. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.lakecnty.com/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Marais - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |