Nickerson, Minnesota

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Nickerson
Unincorporated community
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Nickerson
Location of the community of Nickerson
within Nickerson Township, Pine County
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Nickerson
Nickerson (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°24′39″N92°29′58″W / 46.41083°N 92.49944°W / 46.41083; -92.49944
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Pine
Township Nickerson Township
Elevation
1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
 • Total40
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55749
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID648539 [1]

Nickerson is an unincorporated community in Nickerson Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located between Sandstone and Duluth along State Highway 23 (MN 23); near the boundary line for Pine and Carlton counties.

The Nemadji River flows through the community. The Nemadji State Forest is nearby. The communities of Duquette, Kerrick and Holyoke are all near Nickerson.

History

A BNSF Railway freight train passes near Nickerson on the Hinckley Subdivision railway line in 2011. Ore train on the Stinkley Sub.jpg
A BNSF Railway freight train passes near Nickerson on the Hinckley Subdivision railway line in 2011.

The community of Nickerson in northern Pine County was named after John Quincy Adams Nickerson of Elk River, Minnesota; who promoted the construction of the line of the Great Northern Railway that connected Sandstone to Duluth. [2] Nickerson had a post office from 1895 to 1954. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nickerson, 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.  413.
  3. ↑ "Pine County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 30, 2015.


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