Judson, Minnesota

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Judson
Coordinates: 44°11′47″N94°11′43″W / 44.19639°N 94.19528°W / 44.19639; -94.19528
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Blue Earth
Elevation
801 ft (244 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 507
GNIS feature ID654772 [1]

Judson is an unincorporated community in Blue Earth County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

History

A post office was established at Judson in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1973. [2] [3] Judson was named for a pioneer settler. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Judson, Minnesota
  2. "Blue Earth County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Judson Post Office (historical)
  4. 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. 88.