Weme, Minnesota

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Weme
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Weme
Coordinates: 47°38′39″N95°32′17″W / 47.64417°N 95.53806°W / 47.64417; -95.53806
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Clearwater
Elevation
1,329 ft (405 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID655001 [1]

Weme is an unincorporated community in Clearwater County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

History

A post office was established at Weme in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912. [2] [3] Hans Weme, the first postmaster, gave the community its name. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weme, Minnesota
  2. "Clearwater County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weme Post Office (historical)
  4. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  123.