Wall Lake, Minnesota

Wall Lake, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Wall Lake, Minnesota
Wall Lake, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°17′27″N 95°57′53″W / 46.29083°N 95.96472°W / 46.29083; -95.96472Coordinates: 46°17′27″N 95°57′53″W / 46.29083°N 95.96472°W / 46.29083; -95.96472
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Otter Tail
Elevation 1,283 ft (391 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID 654993[1]

Wall Lake is an unincorporated community in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

A post office was established at Wall Lake in 1870 and was discontinued in 1906.[2][3] The community took its name from nearby Wall Lake.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wall Lake, Minnesota
  2. "Otter Tail County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wall Lake Post Office (historical)
  4. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 399.


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