Finn Lake

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Finn Lake
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Finn Lake
Location Wadena County, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°45′10″N94°56′52″W / 46.75278°N 94.94778°W / 46.75278; -94.94778 Coordinates: 46°45′10″N94°56′52″W / 46.75278°N 94.94778°W / 46.75278; -94.94778
Type lake

Finn Lake is a lake in Wadena County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

A large share of the early settlers near this lake being natives of Finland caused the name to be selected. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finn Lake
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 563.