Mallory, Minnesota

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Mallory
Unincorporated community
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Mallory
Coordinates: 47°52′36″N96°54′42″W / 47.87667°N 96.91167°W / 47.87667; -96.91167
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Polk
Elevation
840 ft (260 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID647412 [1]

Mallory is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] Mallory is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level and lies in the Central Time Zone. [2]

History

A post office called Mallory was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1916. [3] The community was named for Charles P. Mallory, a local businessperson in the lumber industry. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mallory, Minnesota
  2. ↑ "Mallory (Polk County, MN)".
  3. ↑ "Polk County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  426.
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