Welcome to Saint Wendel ...

Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Wendel, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Wendel: St. Wendel

Saint Wendel is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Saint Wendel lies within the (320) area code.

Communities Also Named Saint Wendel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Saint Wendel - they are located in Indiana and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Saint Wendel ...

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

• Saint Cloud
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Waite Park
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Cold Spring
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <4>
• Saint Augusta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
  • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
• Albany
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Rockville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Avon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Wendel ...

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

Adding Saint Wendel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Wendel 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 Saint Wendel was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Wendel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Wendel. 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/