Barrows, Minnesota

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Barrows
Unincorporated community
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Barrows
Location of the community of Barrows
within Crow Wing Township, Crow Wing County
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Barrows
Barrows (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°18′04″N94°15′14″W / 46.30111°N 94.25389°W / 46.30111; -94.25389
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Crow Wing
Township Crow Wing Township
Elevation
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1,204 ft (367 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56401
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID639649 [1]

Barrows is an unincorporated community in Crow Wing Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States, near Brainerd. It is located along Business Highway 371 (MN 371) near Depot Street, Barrows Avenue, and 70th Avenue.

A post office called Barrows was established in 1911, and remained in operation until 1924. [2] The community was named for W. A. Barrows, Jr. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barrows, Minnesota
  2. ↑ "Crow Wing County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  155.


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