Coney Island, Minnesota

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The namesake lake island
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Coney Island
Location of the community of Coney Island
within Laketown Township, Carver County
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Coney Island
Coney Island (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°51′18″N93°45′41″W / 44.85500°N 93.76139°W / 44.85500; -93.76139
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Carver
Township Laketown Township
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55387
Area code 952
GNIS feature ID1815278 [1]

Coney Island is an unincorporated community in Laketown Township, Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along Highway 5 at Laketown Parkway near Waconia and St. Bonifacius.

Coney Island took its name from a nearby lake island, which was a popular summer resort. [2]

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References

  1. "Coney Island, Minnesota". 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.  82.