Guckeen, Minnesota

Guckeen, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Guckeen, Minnesota
Guckeen, Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°39′05″N 94°13′30″W / 43.65139°N 94.22500°W / 43.65139; -94.22500Coordinates: 43°39′05″N 94°13′30″W / 43.65139°N 94.22500°W / 43.65139; -94.22500
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Faribault
Elevation 1,109 ft (338 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 644521[1]

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

History

Guckeen was originally called Derby, and under the latter name was laid out in 1900.[2] A post office was established as Guckeen in 1901, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1973.[3][4] The present name of Guckeen is the surname of an early settler.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guckeen, Minnesota
  2. 1 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. 80.
  3. ↑ "Faribault County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guckeen Post Office (historical)


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