Welcome to Poplar ...

Poplar is located in Cass County<1>.

The location of Poplar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poplar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Poplar is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Poplar: (218)

Communities Also Named Poplar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Poplar - they are located in California, Idaho, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Montana (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Poplar ...

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

• Staples
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
  • Staples is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <4>
• Pequot Lakes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
  • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <4>
• Nisswa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
  • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <4>
• Lake Shore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <4>
• Pine River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
  • Pine River is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine River <4>
• Sebeka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka
  • Sebeka is located in Wadena County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebeka <4>
• Motley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
  • Motley is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Motley <4>
• Verndale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verndale
  • Verndale is located in Wadena County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verndale <4>
• Jenkins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
• Backus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backus
  • Backus is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Backus <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 Poplar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar ...

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

Adding Poplar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poplar 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 Poplar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Poplar post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poplar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.mn.us/

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