Essig, Minnesota
Essig, Minnesota | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Essig, Minnesota Essig, Minnesota | |
Coordinates: 44°19′27″N 94°36′16″W / 44.32417°N 94.60444°WCoordinates: 44°19′27″N 94°36′16″W / 44.32417°N 94.60444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Brown |
Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 56030 |
Area code(s) | 507 |
GNIS feature ID | 643416[1] |
Essig is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Essig is located on U.S. Route 14 7 miles (11 km) west of New Ulm. Essig has a post office with ZIP code 56030.[2]
History
A post office called Essig has been in operation since 1886.[3] The community was named for one of the Essig brothers who had built the first business there.[4]
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
- ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ 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. 69.
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