Riceford, Minnesota
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
43°34′34″N 91°43′37″W / 43.57611°N 91.72694°W / 43.57611; -91.72694Riceford is an unincorporated community in Houston County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
A post office was established at Riceford in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[2] The community was named for Henry Mower Rice, a Minnesota Territory politician who forded Riceford Creek at this place in the 1850s.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riceford, Minnesota
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riceford Post Office (historical)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 239.
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Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Caledonia
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