Kost, Minnesota

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Kost
Unincorporated community
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Kost
Coordinates: 45°29′31″N92°52′05″W / 45.49194°N 92.86806°W / 45.49194; -92.86806
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Chisago
Elevation
873 ft (266 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 651
GNIS feature ID654781 [1]

Kost is an unincorporated community in Chisago County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

History

Ferdinand A. Kost built a local gristmill in 1883, and gave the surrounding community its name. [2] A post office was established at Kost in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kost, Minnesota
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  108.
  3. ↑ "Chisago County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
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