Vawter, Minnesota

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Vawter, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
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Vawter
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Vawter
Coordinates: 45°54′44″N94°14′42″W / 45.91222°N 94.24500°W / 45.91222; -94.24500
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Morrison
Townships Bellevue and Little Falls
Elevation
1,106 ft (337 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56373
Area code 320
GNIS feature ID654984 [1]

Vawter is an unincorporated community in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States, near Little Falls and Royalton. The community is located along 103rd Street near Morrison County Road 35, Iris Road. Vawter is located within Bellevue Township and Little Falls Township. The Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and the Rice–Skunk Lake Wildlife Management Area are both nearby.

History

Vawter was platted in 1908. [2] A post office called Vawter was in operation from 1922 until 1940. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vawter, 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.  356.
  3. ↑ "Morrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 21, 2015.


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