Farris, Minnesota

Farris is an unincorporated community in Hubbard County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1]

History

A post office called Graceland was established in 1887, the name was changed to Farris in 1898, and the post office closed in 1915.^[2] Farris was a station on the Great Northern and Soo railroads.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farris, Minnesota
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farris Post Office (historical)
↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 243.

Municipalities and communities of Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Park Rapids

Cities	Akeley Laporte Nevis Park Rapids

Townships	Akeley Arago Badoura Clay Clover Crow Wing Lake Farden Fern Guthrie Hart Lake Helga Hendrickson Henrietta Hubbard Lake Alice Lake Emma Lake George Lake Hattie Lakeport Mantrap Nevis Rockwood Schoolcraft Steamboat River Straight River Thorpe Todd White Oak

CDP	Lake George

Unincorporated communities	Benedict Dorset Emmaville Farris Horton Kabekona Nary Rosby‡

Indian reservation	Leech Lake Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 47°22′36″N 94°42′10″W / 47.37667°N 94.70278°W / 47.37667; -94.70278

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/24/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.