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Welcome to Terrebonne ...

Terrebonne is located in Red Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Terrebonne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Terrebonne is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Terrebonne: 218

Communities Also Named Terrebonne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Terrebonne: This one is located in Red Lake County and the other is located in Polk County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 5 communities that are also named Terrebonne - they are located in Oregon and Quebec (3).

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

Communities near Terrebonne ...

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

  • Thief River Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Red Lake Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • McIntosh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Erskine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oklee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Plummer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Saint Hilaire
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Mentor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Brooks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Dugdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terrebonne ...

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

Adding Terrebonne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Terrebonne post office opened in 1881. The Terrebonne post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Terrebonne.

Footnotes ...

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