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Welcome to Petran ...

Petran is located in Freeborn County<1>.

Petran is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Petran: 507 & 924<3>

Communities near Petran ...

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

  • Austin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Albert Lea
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Northwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Blooming Prairie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownsdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Clarks Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Alden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Glenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyle
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Petran. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petran.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petran ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Freeborn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petran - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Petran area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Petran area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.