Assumption, Minnesota
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
44°41′17″N 93°53′20″W / 44.68806°N 93.88889°W / 44.68806; -93.8888955338 and 55368
Assumption is an unincorporated community in Carver and Sibley Counties, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located eight miles east-northeast of Green Isle. Nearby places also include Hamburg, Norwood Young America, Bongards, Cologne, and Belle Plaine. The community is home to the Assumption State Wildlife Management Area.
Assumption is located within Hancock Township in Carver County; and also located within Washington Lake Township in Sibley County.
History
A post office previously operated in Assumption from 1881 to 1906.[2] Assumption took its name from a Roman Catholic church of the same name.[3]
References
- ^ "Assumption, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Carver County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 81.
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Municipalities and communities of Carver County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Chaska
communities
- Assumption‡
- Augusta
- Bongards
- Coney Island
- Dahlgren
- East Union
- Gotha
- Hollywood
- Maple
- Oster‡
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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