Gilfillin Lake is a lake in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]

Gilfillin Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Gilfillin Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Gilfillin Lake
LocationBlue Earth County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°11′56″N 93°50′51″W / 44.19889°N 93.84750°W / 44.19889; -93.84750
Typelake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation1,014 ft (309 m)[1]

Gilfillin Lake was named for Joseph Gilfillin, an early settler who was killed in the Civil War.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilfillin Lake
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 65.