Bratsberg, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
43°44′06″N 91°46′14″W / 43.73500°N 91.77056°W / 43.73500; -91.77056CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyFillmoreElevation1,214 ft (370 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code507GNIS feature ID640442[1]

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

History

A post office was established at Bratsberg in 1862, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[2] The community was named after the county of Bratsberg, in Norway.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bratsberg, Minnesota
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bratsberg Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 191.
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