Groningen, Minnesota
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  Groningen Location of the community of Groningen within Dell Grove Township, Pine County  Groningen Groningen (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′03″N 92°55′27″W / 46.15083°N 92.92417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pine |
| Township | Dell Grove Township |
| Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 30 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55072 |
| Area code | 320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 644490[1] |
Groningen is an unincorporated community in Dell Grove Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located immediately northwest of Sandstone; near the intersection of Pine County 35, Pine County 28 (Groningen Road), and the former Northern Pacific Railway (now the Willard Munger State Trail).
History
[edit]Located in the northeast corner of Dell Grove Township, Groningen is named after a northeast province of the Netherlands and that province's eponymous capital city.[2] The community was originally known as Miller Station. When it had a post office, it was known as Belknap from 1877 to 1881, and then Groningen, from 1896 to 1913, and again from 1917 to 1954.
References
[edit]- ^ "Groningen, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 412.
- Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition
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