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Welcome to Squier ...

Squier is located in Otter Tail County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Squier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Squier is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Squier: 218

Communities near Squier ...

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

  • Fergus Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Elbow Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Barrett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrett is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Underwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dalton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elizabeth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Wendell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Campbell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Campbell is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Foxhome
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Squier ...

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

Adding Squier to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Squier post office opened in 1894. The Squier post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Squier.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Otter Tail, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Squier - 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/