New Prairie, Minnesota
New Prairie is a ghost town in New Prairie Township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. It lies between the cities of Cyrus and Starbuck.
History
[edit]The village of New Prairie had a post office from 1872 until 1883, and again from 1920 until 1946.[1] New Prairie also had a station of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 465. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
45°36′30″N 95°38′30″W / 45.60833°N 95.64167°W