Asbury, Minnesota

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Asbury
Unincorporated community
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Asbury
Coordinates: 44°52′44″N95°32′02″W / 44.87889°N 95.53389°W / 44.87889; -95.53389
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Chippewa
Elevation
1,047 ft (319 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 320
GNIS feature ID654576 [1]

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

History

The community was named for Francis Asbury, a religious leader in the Second Great Awakening. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Asbury". 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.  103.


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