Welcome to Opole ...

Opole is located in Stearns County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Opole, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Opole, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Opole is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Opole is within the boundaries of the (320) area code.

Communities near Opole ...

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

• Saint Cloud
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <4>
• Sartell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
  • Sartell is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <4>
• Sauk Rapids
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Rapids
  • Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Rapids <4>
• Little Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <4>
• Waite Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Albany
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Avon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Rice
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rice is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <4>
• Royalton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
  • Royalton is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalton <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 Opole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Opole.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Opole ...

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

Adding Opole to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Opole 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 Opole was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Opole post office opened in 1890.

We also found Opole in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Opole.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

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