Wall Lake, Minnesota

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

Wall Lake
Unincorporated community
Wall Lake is located in Minnesota
Wall Lake
Wall Lake
Wall Lake is located in the United States
Wall Lake
Wall Lake
Coordinates: 46°17′27″N 95°57′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyOtter Tail
Elevation
1,283 ft (391 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID654993[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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wall Lake, Minnesota
  2. "Otter Tail County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 28, 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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