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Averill, Minnesota

Coordinates: 46°58′15″N 96°32′50″W / 46.97083°N 96.54722°W / 46.97083; -96.54722
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Averill
Averill is located in Minnesota
Averill
Averill
Averill is located in the United States
Averill
Averill
Coordinates: 46°58′15″N 96°32′50″W / 46.97083°N 96.54722°W / 46.97083; -96.54722
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyClay
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID639538[1]

Averill is an unincorporated community in Clay County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

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A post office was established at Averill in 1899, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1969.[2][3] The community was named for John T. Averill, an officer in the Civil War and Minnesota legislator.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Averill, Minnesota
  2. ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Averill Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 115.