Welcome to Snellman ...

Snellman is located in Becker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snellman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Snellman is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Snellman: 218

Communities near Snellman ...

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

• Park Rapids
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Park Rapids is located in Hubbard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Rapids
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Rapids <3>
• Frazee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frazee is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazee <3>
• Menahga
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Menahga is located in Wadena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menahga
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menahga <3>
• Wolf Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
• Ponsford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ponsford is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponsford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponsford <3>
• Pine Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Point is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
• Osage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Osage is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <3>
• Evergreen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Rochert
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rochert is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochert <3>
• Two Inlets
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snellman ...

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

Adding Snellman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Snellman post office opened in 1912. The Snellman post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snellman.