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Friesland, Minnesota

Coordinates: 46°05′08″N 92°55′47″W / 46.08556°N 92.92972°W / 46.08556; -92.92972
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Friesland
Friesland is located in Minnesota
Friesland
Friesland
Location of the community of Friesland
within Dell Grove Township, Pine County
Friesland is located in the United States
Friesland
Friesland
Friesland (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°05′08″N 92°55′47″W / 46.08556°N 92.92972°W / 46.08556; -92.92972
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyPine
TownshipDell Grove Township
Elevation
1,142 ft (348 m)
Population
 • Total40
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55037
Area code320
GNIS feature ID643962[1]

Friesland is an unincorporated community in Dell Grove Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located between Hinckley and Sandstone; near the intersection of Pine County 61, Pine County 26, and the former Northern Pacific Railway (now the Willard Munger State Trail).

History

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Located in the southeast corner of Dell Grove Township, Friesland is named after the northern province of the Netherlands.[2] It operated a post office from 1896 to 1917.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Friesland, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 411.
  3. ^ "Pine County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  • Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition