Alida, Minnesota
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
47°23′01″N 95°14′05″W / 47.38361°N 95.23472°W / 47.38361; -95.23472Alida is an unincorporated community in Clearwater County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
A post office was established at Alida in 1898, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1945.[2][3] The community was named by John Lind, 14th Governor of Minnesota, perhaps after a place of the same name in Indiana or Kansas.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alida, Minnesota
- ^ "Clearwater County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alida Post Office (historical)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 122.
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Municipalities and communities of Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Bagley
- Ebro
- Elbow Lake‡
- Rice Lake
- Roy Lake‡
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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