Rosby, Minnesota

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Rosby
Unincorporated community
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Rosby
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Rosby
Coordinates: 47°24′36″N94°48′24″W / 47.41000°N 94.80667°W / 47.41000; -94.80667
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Beltrami, Hubbard
Elevation
1,352 ft (412 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID658089 [1]

Rosby is an unincorporated community in Beltrami and Hubbard counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

History

A post office was established at Rosby in 1900, and remained in operation until 1909. [2] The community was named for Ole Rosby, an early Norwegian settler. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosby, Minnesota
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosby Post Office (historical)
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 245.
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