Alida, Minnesota

Alida, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Alida, Minnesota
Alida, Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°23′01″N 95°14′05″W / 47.38361°N 95.23472°W / 47.38361; -95.23472Coordinates: 47°23′01″N 95°14′05″W / 47.38361°N 95.23472°W / 47.38361; -95.23472
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Clearwater
Elevation 1,522 ft (464 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID 639281[1]

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

History

A post office was established at Alida in 1898, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1945.[2][3] The community was named by John Lind, 14th Governor of Minnesota, perhaps after a place of the same name in Indiana or Kansas.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alida, Minnesota
  2. "Clearwater County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alida Post Office (historical)
  4. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 122.


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