Troy, Minnesota

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Troy
Unincorporated community
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Troy
Location of the community of Troy
within Saratoga Township, Winona County
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Troy
Troy (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°52′15″N92°04′05″W / 43.87083°N 92.06806°W / 43.87083; -92.06806 Coordinates: 43°52′15″N92°04′05″W / 43.87083°N 92.06806°W / 43.87083; -92.06806
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Winona County
Township Saratoga Township
Elevation
1,030 ft (310 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55972
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID654980 [1]

Troy is an unincorporated community in Saratoga Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States.

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Geography

The small community is located near the junction of State Highway 74 and Winona County Road 6. Trout Run Creek flows through it. Nearby places include St. Charles, Saratoga, Clyde, and Chatfield.

History

Troy had a post office from 1858 to 1905. [2] The community was named after Troy, New York. [3] The village was the initial home of Evergreen Masonic Lodge # 46. The lodge was chartered in 1864. It shared space with a local chapter of the Grange. In 1898 the lodge moved five miles to the east, to Clyde.

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References

  1. ↑ "Troy, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Winona County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  584.


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