Money Creek, Minnesota

Money Creek, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Money Creek, Minnesota
Money Creek, Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°49′17″N 91°36′49″W / 43.82139°N 91.61361°W / 43.82139; -91.61361Coordinates: 43°49′17″N 91°36′49″W / 43.82139°N 91.61361°W / 43.82139; -91.61361
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Houston
Elevation 768 ft (234 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 648024[1]

Money Creek is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota, United States.[1]

History

Money Creek was platted in 1856.[2] The community took its name from nearby Money Creek.[3] A post office was established at Money Creek in 1856, and remained in operation until 1907.[4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Money Creek, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 239.
  3. ↑ Lowthian, M. Russ (1 September 2006). Road Biking Minnesota: A Guide to the Greatest Bike Rides in Minnesota. Globe Pequot Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7627-3801-4.
  4. ↑ "Houston County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 April 2015.


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