Libby, Minnesota

Libby, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Libby, Minnesota
Location of the community of Libby
within Libby Township, Aitkin County
Libby, Minnesota
Libby, Minnesota (the US)
Coordinates: 46°47′03″N 93°19′31″W / 46.78417°N 93.32528°W / 46.78417; -93.32528Coordinates: 46°47′03″N 93°19′31″W / 46.78417°N 93.32528°W / 46.78417; -93.32528
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Aitkin
Township Libby Township
Elevation 1,220 ft (370 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 55760 and 56469
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID 646630[1]

Libby is an unincorporated community in Libby Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between McGregor and Jacobson along State Highway 65 (MN 65). The Mississippi River flows nearby. Libby is located immediately northwest of Big Sandy Lake.

Nearby places include Palisade, McGregor, Tamarack, Jacobson, Ball Bluff, and Savanna Portage State Park.

Libby is located 13 miles north of McGregor, and 16 miles south of Jacobson.

Aitkin lake is near to Libby, stocked with black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, tullibee (cisco), walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch, bowfin (dogfish), shorthead redhorse, white sucker, golden shiner, minnows[2]

The community had a post office from 1891 to 1953.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Libby, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/search.html?name=&county=1
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-87351-396-8.


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