Armstrong, Minnesota
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
43°39′53″N 93°28′05″W / 43.66472°N 93.46806°W / 43.66472; -93.46806[1]
Armstrong is an unincorporated community in Freeborn County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
Armstrong was laid out in 1878, and named for Thomas H. Armstrong, a Minnesota politician who had the local grain elevator built.[2] A post office was established at Armstrong in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armstrong, Minnesota
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 199.
- ^ "Freeborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armstrong Post Office (historical)
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Municipalities and communities of Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Albert Lea
communities
- Armstrong
- Corning‡
- Mansfield
- Gordonsville
- London
- Maple Island
- Moscow
- Oakland
- Petran
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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