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Asbury, Minnesota

Coordinates: 44°52′44″N 95°32′02″W / 44.87889°N 95.53389°W / 44.87889; -95.53389
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Asbury, Minnesota
Asbury, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Asbury, Minnesota
Asbury, Minnesota
Asbury, Minnesota is located in the United States
Asbury, Minnesota
Asbury, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°52′44″N 95°32′02″W / 44.87889°N 95.53389°W / 44.87889; -95.53389
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyChippewa
Elevation
1,047 ft (319 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code320
GNIS feature ID654576[1]

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

History

The community was named for Francis Asbury, a religious leader in the Second Great Awakening.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Asbury". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 103.