Averill, Minnesota

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Averill
Unincorporated community
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Averill
Coordinates: 46°58′15″N96°32′50″W / 46.97083°N 96.54722°W / 46.97083; -96.54722
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Clay
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID639538 [1]

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

History

A post office was established at Averill in 1899, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1969. [2] [3] The community was named for John T. Averill, an officer in the Civil War and Minnesota legislator. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Averill, Minnesota
  2. ↑ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Averill Post Office (historical)
  4. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  115.


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