Opstead, Minnesota

Opstead, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Opstead, Minnesota
Opstead, Minnesota

Location of the community of Opstead
within East Side Township, Mille Lacs County

Coordinates: 46°14′02″N 93°28′20″W / 46.23389°N 93.47222°W / 46.23389; -93.47222Coordinates: 46°14′02″N 93°28′20″W / 46.23389°N 93.47222°W / 46.23389; -93.47222
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Mille Lacs
Township East Side Township
Elevation 1,309 ft (399 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 56342
Area code(s) 320
GNIS feature ID 648983[1]

Opstead is an unincorporated community in East Side Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States, near Isle and Malmo. It is along 475th Street near 30th Avenue, Mille Lacs County Road 30.

A post office called Opstead was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1933.[2] The community was originally built up chiefly by Swedes.[3]

References

  1. "Opstead, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Mille Lacs County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 345.


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