Bratsberg, Minnesota

Bratsberg
Unincorporated community
MN-43 runs through town Norway Town Hall pictured in upper left
MN-43 runs through town
Norway Town Hall pictured in upper left
Bratsberg is located in Minnesota
Bratsberg
Bratsberg
Bratsberg is located in the United States
Bratsberg
Bratsberg
Coordinates: 43°44′06″N 91°46′14″W / 43.73500°N 91.77056°W / 43.73500; -91.77056
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyFillmore
Elevation
[1]
1,214 ft (370 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code507
GNIS feature ID640442[1]

Bratsberg is an unincorporated community in Fillmore County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

A post office was established at Bratsberg in 1862, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[2] The community was named after the county of Bratsberg, in Norway.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bratsberg, Minnesota
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bratsberg Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 191.


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