Freeburg, Minnesota

Freeburg
Unincorporated community
Crooked Creek flows through town
Crooked Creek flows through town
Freeburg is located in Minnesota
Freeburg
Freeburg
Freeburg is located in the United States
Freeburg
Freeburg
Coordinates: 43°36′40″N 91°21′51″W / 43.61111°N 91.36417°W / 43.61111; -91.36417
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHouston
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code507
GNIS feature ID643918[1]

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

History

A post office was established at Freeburg in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1947.[2] The community was originally built up chiefly by Germans, who named it after the city of Freiburg, Germany.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeburg, Minnesota
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeburg Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 238.


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