Oshawa, Nicollet County, Minnesota

Oshawa, Nicollet County, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Oshawa, Nicollet County, Minnesota
Location of the community of Oshawa
within Oshawa Township, Nicollet County
Oshawa, Nicollet County, Minnesota
Oshawa, Nicollet County, Minnesota (the US)
Coordinates: 44°18′01″N 94°06′19″W / 44.30028°N 94.10528°W / 44.30028; -94.10528Coordinates: 44°18′01″N 94°06′19″W / 44.30028°N 94.10528°W / 44.30028; -94.10528
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Nicollet
Township Oshawa Township
Elevation 988 ft (301 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 56082
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 654862[1]

Oshawa is an unincorporated community in Oshawa Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States, near St. Peter. The community is located along 450th Street near 417th Avenue and Nicollet County Road 13.

A post office called Oshawa was established in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[2] The community derives its name from Oshawa, in Ontario.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Oshawa, Nicollet County, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Nicollet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 373.


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