| Godahl | |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Brown Watonwan |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1043 |
| Coordinates: | 44.1089°N -94.64°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 56081 |
| Area Code: | 507 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 654726[1] |
Godahl is an unincorporated community in Brown and Watonwan counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Godahl sits on the boundary line for Brown and Watonwan counties, occupying two counties. The community is located between Sleepy Eye and St. James on Minnesota State Highway 4. The community is located at the junction of Minnesota State Highway 4 with County Roads 6 and 10.
Godahl was settled by Norwegian immigrants and named in honor of their home, called Gode Dahl ("Good Valley").[2] The town had a post office from 1894 until 1907, and a station of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway.[2] The community failed to develop, and for many years the only remnant of its commercial aspirations was the Godahl Store, a cooperative built in 1894[2] and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] The store closed on December 31, 2016.[4]
. Warren Upham. Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Minnesota Historical Society. 2001. Saint Paul, Minnesota. 624. 0-87351-396-7.