Rustad, Minnesota

Rustad, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Rustad
Rustad
Coordinates: 46°44′00″N 96°44′41″W / 46.73333°N 96.74472°W / 46.73333; -96.74472Coordinates: 46°44′00″N 96°44′41″W / 46.73333°N 96.74472°W / 46.73333; -96.74472
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Clay
Elevation 912 ft (278 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID 650427[1]

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

History

A post office was established as Kurtz in 1891, the name was changed to Rustad in 1907, and the post office closed in 1954.[2] The community was named for Samuel Rustad, an early merchant.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rustad, Minnesota
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rustad Post Office (historical)
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 118.


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