Downer, Minnesota

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Downer
Unincorporated community
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Elkton Town Hall at the community of Downer
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Downer
Coordinates: 46°45′15″N96°29′13″W / 46.75417°N 96.48694°W / 46.75417; -96.48694
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Clay
Township Elkton Township
Elevation
968 ft (295 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56514
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID642918 [1]

Downer is an unincorporated community in Elkton Township, Clay County, Minnesota, United States. [1]

Contents

The community is located between Moorhead and Barnesville at the junction of Minnesota State Highway 9 and County Road 10 (90th Avenue South). Interstate 94 is nearby. [2]

History

Downer contained a post office from 1886 until 1954. [3] The community was named by the railroad. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Downer, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Rand McNally Road Atlas - 2007 edition - Minnesota entry
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Downer Post Office (historical)
  4. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  115.


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