Welcome to Skyberg ...

Skyberg is located in Goodhue County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Skyberg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Skyberg is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Skyberg ...

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

• Owatonna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owatonna
  • Owatonna is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owatonna <4>
• Faribault
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faribault
  • Faribault is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faribault <4>
• Kasson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
  • Kasson is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <4>
• Byron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>
• Rice Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
• Zumbrota
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
  • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <4>
• Pine Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <4>
• Dodge Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
  • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <4>
• Kenyon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
  • Kenyon is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenyon <4>
• Oronoco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
  • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <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 Skyberg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skyberg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skyberg ...

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

Adding Skyberg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Skyberg post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skyberg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/

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