Freeburg, Minnesota
| Freeburg | |
|---|---|
|  Crooked Creek flows through town | |
|   Freeburg   Freeburg | |
| Coordinates: 43°36′40″N 91°21′51″W / 43.61111°N 91.36417°W | |
| Country | United States | 
| State | Minnesota | 
| County | Houston | 
| Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) | 
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) | 
| Area code | 507 | 
| GNIS feature ID | 643918[1] | 
Freeburg is an unincorporated community in Houston County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
A post office was established at Freeburg in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1947.[2] The community was originally built up chiefly by Germans, who named it after the city of Freiburg, Germany.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeburg, Minnesota
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeburg Post Office (historical)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 238.
