Betcher, Minnesota

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Coordinates: 47°23′0″N96°25′46″W / 47.38333°N 96.42944°W / 47.38333; -96.42944 [1]
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Norman
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56510
Area code 218

Betcher is a ghost town in Green Meadow Township, Norman County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

History

Betcher was begun as a small village at around 1900 by Arthur H. Betcher. [2] A post office was established at Betcher in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 41
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Norman County 1910. Alden Publishing Co. 1910. p. 47. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  2. Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names (3rd ed.). Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 409. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  3. "Norman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved August 1, 2019.