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Welcome to Pelland ...

Pelland is located in Koochiching County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pelland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

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

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

Area Code for Pelland: 218

Communities near Pelland ...

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

  • Fort Frances
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • International Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlefork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ranier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ranier is located in Koochiching County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranier <3>
  • Manitou Rapids 11
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Island View
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Island View is located in Koochiching County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Box Alder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crozier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozier
  • South International Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Loman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Loman is located in Koochiching County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loman

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pelland ...

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

Adding Pelland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pelland post office opened in 1902. The Pelland post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pelland.

Footnotes ...

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