Homedahl, Minnesota

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Homedahl is an abandoned townsite in sections 29 and 30 of Seely Township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. [1]

History

The town was originally settled by the Osul Haaland family, Norwegian immigrants. Rasmus O. Haaland was the first postmaster, and named the post office in honor of a "[remembered] location in Norway." [2] The village had a station of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, and the post office lasted from 1877 to 1904.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Homedahl - Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 189. ISBN   0-87351-396-7.

43°31′04″N93°52′08″W / 43.5179°N 93.8688°W / 43.5179; -93.8688


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