Lime Creek, Minnesota

Lime Creek, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
View of Lime Creek (facing north). There are structures in the community that are not visible in this photo.
Lime Creek, Minnesota
Lime Creek, Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°53′23″N 95°33′43″W / 43.88972°N 95.56194°W / 43.88972; -95.56194Coordinates: 43°53′23″N 95°33′43″W / 43.88972°N 95.56194°W / 43.88972; -95.56194
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Murray
Elevation 1,489 ft (454 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 56131
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 654796[1]

Lime Creek is an unincorporated community in Belfast Township, Murray County, Minnesota, United States.[2] It is located 2 miles northeast of Fulda.

History

A post office was established at Lime Creek in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1971.[3] The community took its name from nearby Lime Creek.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ Murray County, Minnesota - Belfast, archived from the original on 2010-12-04, retrieved 2010-08-11
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lime Creek Post Office (historical)
  4. ↑ 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. 182.


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