Hereford, Minnesota
Human settlement in Grant County, Minnesota, United States of America
Hereford is an extinct town in Grant County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
Hereford was platted in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community was named after the local herds of Hereford cattle.[2] A post office was established at Hereford in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1923.[3] The town of Hereford had disappeared by the 1940s, with the exception of the cemetery which still remains.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hereford (historical)
- ^ a b Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 215.
- ^ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ Fochs, Rhonda (1 June 2014). Minnesota's Lost Towns: Northern Edition. North Star Press of St. Cloud. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-87839-988-8.
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Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Elbow Lake
- Ashby
- Barrett
- Elbow Lake
- Herman
- Hoffman
- Norcross
- Wendell
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communities
- Hereford
- Pomme de Terre
- Thorsborg
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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46°00′52″N 96°08′31″W / 46.01444°N 96.14194°W / 46.01444; -96.14194
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