Freeburg, Minnesota

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Freeburg
Freeburg is located in Minnesota
Freeburg
Freeburg
Freeburg is located in the United States
Freeburg
Freeburg
Coordinates: 43°36′40″N 91°21′51″W / 43.61111°N 91.36417°W / 43.61111; -91.36417Coordinates: 43°36′40″N 91°21′51″W / 43.61111°N 91.36417°W / 43.61111; -91.36417
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHouston
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code507
GNIS feature ID643918[1]

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

History

A post office was established at Freeburg in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1947.[2] The community was originally built up chiefly by Germans, who named it after the city of Freiburg, Germany.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeburg, Minnesota
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeburg Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 238.