Ramsey, Mower County, Minnesota

Ramsey, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Ramsey, Minnesota
Ramsey, Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°42′35″N 92°58′11″W / 43.70972°N 92.96972°W / 43.70972; -92.96972Coordinates: 43°42′35″N 92°58′11″W / 43.70972°N 92.96972°W / 43.70972; -92.96972
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Mower
Elevation 1,217 ft (371 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 649803[1]

Ramsey is an unincorporated community in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States.[1]

A post office called Ramsey was established in 1874, and closed in 1875.[2] The community was named for Alexander Ramsey, 1st Governor of Minnesota Territory.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Ramsey, Mower County, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Mower County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 361.


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