Green Valley, Minnesota

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Green Valley, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
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Green Valley
Location in Minnesota
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Green Valley
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°31′37″N95°45′26″W / 44.52694°N 95.75722°W / 44.52694; -95.75722
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Lyon
Township Fairview
Elevation
1,099 ft (335 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56258
Area code 507
GNIS feature ID644426 [1]

Green Valley is an unincorporated community in Fairview Township, Lyon County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located between the cities of Marshall and Cottonwood near the junction of Minnesota State Highway 23 (MN 23) and Lyon County State-Aid Highway 8.

History

Green Valley was platted in 1888, and named for its location in the green valley of the Redwood River. [2] A post office was established in Green Valley in 1889, and remained in operation until 1964. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Green Valley, 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.  313.
  3. ↑ "Lyon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 18, 2015.


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