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Welcome to Luxemburg ...

Luxemburg is located in Stearns County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luxemburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Luxemburg is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Luxemburg: 320

Communities Also Named Luxemburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Luxemburg - they are located in Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Ontario and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Luxemburg.

Communities near Luxemburg ...

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

  • Saint Cloud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sartell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sauk Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Waite Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joseph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Becker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Becker is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <3>
  • Cold Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Annandale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maple Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luxemburg ...

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

Adding Luxemburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Luxemburg 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 Luxemburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luxemburg.

Footnotes ...

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