Averill, Minnesota

Averill, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Averill
Averill
Coordinates: 46°58′15″N 96°32′50″W / 46.97083°N 96.54722°W / 46.97083; -96.54722Coordinates: 46°58′15″N 96°32′50″W / 46.97083°N 96.54722°W / 46.97083; -96.54722
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Clay
Elevation 915 ft (279 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID 639538[1]

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

History

A post office was established at Averill in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1969.[2][3] The community was named for John T. Averill, an officer in the American Civil War and Minnesota legislator.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Averill, Minnesota
  2. ↑ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Averill Post Office (historical)
  4. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 115.


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