Friesland, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

46°05′08″N 92°55′47″W / 46.08556°N 92.92972°W / 46.08556; -92.92972CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyPineTownship Dell Grove TownshipElevation

1,142 ft (348 m)Population

• Total40Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

55037

Area code320GNIS feature ID643962^[1]

Friesland is an unincorporated community in Dell Grove Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located between Hinckley and Sandstone; near the intersection of Pine County 61, Pine County 26, and the former Northern Pacific Railway (now the Willard Munger State Trail).

History

Located in the southeast corner of Dell Grove Township, Friesland is named after the northern province of the Netherlands.^[2] It operated a post office from 1896 to 1917.^[3]

References

^ "Friesland, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 411.
^ "Pine County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.