Amiret, Minnesota

Amiret, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Amiret, Minnesota
Amiret, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°19′00″N 95°41′49″W / 44.31667°N 95.69694°W / 44.31667; -95.69694Coordinates: 44°19′00″N 95°41′49″W / 44.31667°N 95.69694°W / 44.31667; -95.69694
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Lyon
Elevation 1,273 ft (388 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 639330[1]

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

History

Amiret was originally called Saratoga, after Saratoga, New York,[2] and under the latter name was platted in 1874.[3] The present name, adopted in 1879, is for Amiretta Sykes, the wife of a railroad official.[3]

The town's post office first opened under the name Coburg[3] in 1873. The name of the post office was changed to Amiret in 1878, and remained in operation until 1992.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amiret, Minnesota
  2. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 37.
  3. 1 2 3 Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 311.
  4. ↑ "Lyon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 February 2015.


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