Brimson, Minnesota
| Brimson | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Brimson
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| Coordinates: 47°16′36″N 091°52′02″W / 47.27667°N 91.86722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis County |
| Township | Ault Township |
| Elevation | 1,519 ft (463 m) |
| ZIP code | 55602 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0660879 |
Brimson is an unincorporated community in Ault Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States, located 50 miles northeast of the city of Duluth on County Highway 44. The population is approximately 40 people.
County Highway 44 and County Road 547 are two of the main routes in the community.
The community is located within the Cloquet Valley State Forest in Saint Louis County. The Superior National Forest is also in the vicinity.
Brimson has a volunteer fire department, but it only has access to water hauled by truck since there is no public water system.
The community of Rollins is near Brimson.
[edit] History
Settlers began moving into the area when the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway was completed in 1884. The Brimson depot was later built at the Allen Junction. Brimson was named after its founder, Walter Henry Brimson, an official from the said railroad company. His brother, William George Brimson, has the town of Brimson, Missouri named after him. The family came from Tiverton in Devon, England. Their parents, Elias and Mary, emigrated with the rest of the children in the 1850s.
[edit] References
Rand McNally Road Atlas - 2007 edition - Minnesota entry
Official State of Minnesota Highway Map - 2007/2008 edition
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 47°16′36″N 91°52′02″W / 47.27667°N 91.86722°W
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