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Welcome to Sogn ...

Sogn is located in Goodhue County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sogn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Sogn is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sogn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sogn - it's located in North Dakota.

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

Communities near Sogn ...

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

  • Faribault
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Northfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cannon Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Zumbrota
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Island
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kenyon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dundas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Goodhue
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wanamingo
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Sogn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sogn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sogn ...

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

Adding Sogn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sogn post office opened in 1892. The Sogn post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sogn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Goodhue, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sogn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/