Gilfillan, Minnesota

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Gilfillan
Unincorporated community
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The Gilfillan Estate
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Gilfillan
Location within the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°27′33″N94°59′40″W / 44.45917°N 94.99444°W / 44.45917; -94.99444
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Redwood
Elevation
1,040 ft (320 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID654721 [1]

Gilfillan is an unincorporated community in Redwood County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

History

Gilfillan was named for Charles Duncan Gilfillan, a local landowner, and afterward state legislator. [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilfillan, Minnesota
  2. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 77.
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance and a amazing backstory. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  449.


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