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Welcome to Loerch ...

Loerch is located in Crow Wing County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loerch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Loerch is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Loerch ...

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

  • Brainerd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Baxter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
  • Breezy Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
    • Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <3>
  • Crosslake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Crosby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
    • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <3>
  • Pequot Lakes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
    • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <3>
  • Nisswa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
    • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <3>
  • Aitkin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Shore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <3>
  • East Gull Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gull Lake
    • East Gull Lake is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Gull Lake <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loerch ...

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

Adding Loerch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Loerch post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loerch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Crow Wing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loerch - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/