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Welcome to Muskoda ...

Muskoda is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Muskoda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Muskoda is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Muskoda: 218

Communities near Muskoda ...

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

  • Moorhead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dilworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Barnesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hawley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glyndon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lake Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sabin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sabin is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Ulen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hitterdal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Felton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muskoda ...

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

Adding Muskoda to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Muskoda post office opened in 1873. The Muskoda post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Muskoda.

Footnotes ...

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