Lake Lillian (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota)

Lake Lillian
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Lake Lillian
LocationKandiyohi County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°57′51″N 94°52′30″W / 44.96417°N 94.87500°W / 44.96417; -94.87500
Typelake

Lake Lillian is a lake in Kandiyohi County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Lake Lillian was named for the wife of Edwin Whitefield, an artist who visited the area with explorers in the 1850s.[2]

The lake is located directly north of the town Lake Lillian and has a total area of 1,149 acres.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Lillian (Kandiyohi County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 271.
  3. ^ "Lake Lillian". Willmar Lakes Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Retrieved 10 February 2020.