Amiret, Minnesota
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
44°19′00″N 95°41′49″W / 44.31667°N 95.69694°W / 44.31667; -95.69694Amiret is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
Amiret was originally called Saratoga, after Saratoga, New York,[2] and under the latter name was platted in 1874.[3] The present name, adopted in 1879, is for Amiretta Sykes, the wife of a railroad official.[3]
The town's post office first opened under the name Coburg[3] in 1873. The name of the post office was changed to Amiret in 1878, and remained in operation until 1992.[4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 46 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amiret, Minnesota
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 37.
- ^ a b c Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 311.
- ^ "Lyon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".
- v
- t
- e
Municipalities and communities of Lyon County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Marshall
communities
- Amiret
- Burchard
- Dudley
- Green Valley
- Minnesota portal
- United States portal
This article about a location in Lyon County, Minnesota is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e