Wilton, Waseca County, Minnesota

This article is about the unincorporated community in Waseca County. For the city in Beltrami County named Wilton, see Wilton, Minnesota.

Wilton
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°00′50″N93°32′04″W / 44.01389°N 93.53444°W / 44.01389; -93.53444
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Waseca
Township	Wilton Township
Elevation	1,109 ft (338 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56093
Area code	507
GNIS feature ID	655016 [1]

Wilton is an unincorporated community in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, United States, near Waseca. The community is located near the junction of Waseca County Roads 4 and 23. The Le Sueur River flows through the community.

History

Wilton was platted in 1855. ^[2] A post office was established at Wilton in 1856, and remained in operation until 1881. ^[3] Wilton served as county seat from 1857 until 1870. ^[2]

References

1. "Wilton, Waseca County, 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.  566.
3. "Waseca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2015.