Collegeville, Minnesota

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Collegeville
Unincorporated community
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Collegeville
Location of the community of Collegeville
within St. Wendel Township, Stearns County
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Collegeville
Collegeville (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°35′40″N94°21′47″W / 45.59444°N 94.36306°W / 45.59444; -94.36306
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Stearns
Township St. Wendel Township
Elevation
1,096 ft (334 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56321 and 56374
Area code 320
GNIS feature ID641398 [1]

Collegeville is an unincorporated community in St. Wendel Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, near St. Joseph. The community is located near the junction of Collegeville Road and Old Collegeville Road. Nearby is Saint John's Abbey, a large Benedictine monastery.[ citation needed ]

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History

The community was named for Saint John's University. [2]

Geography

Collegeville is located within section 32 of St. Wendel Township. Collegeville Township lies to the southwest.

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References

  1. ↑ "Collegeville, 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.  523.


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