Welcome to Steele Center ...

Steele Center is located in Steele County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Steele Center, 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 Steele Center: Steele Ctr. (or less commonly used: Steele Cen., Steele Cent. or Steele Cntr.)

Steele Center is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Steele Center is within the (507) area code.

Communities near Steele Center ...

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

• Owatonna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Waseca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
  • Waseca is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <3>
• Rice Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
• Dodge Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Blooming Prairie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
  • Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <3>
• Medford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• New Richland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
  • New Richland is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <3>
• Morristown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
• West Concord
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Concord
  • West Concord is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Concord <3>
• Clarks Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove
  • Clarks Grove is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Grove <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Steele Center ...

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

Adding Steele Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Steele Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Steele County: www.co.steele.mn.us/

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