Opstead, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
46°14′02″N 93°28′20″W / 46.23389°N 93.47222°W / 46.23389; -93.47222CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyMille LacsTownshipEast SideElevation
1,309 ft (399 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
56342
Area code320GNIS feature ID648983[1]

Opstead is an unincorporated community in East Side Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States, near Isle and Malmo. It is along 475th Street near 30th Avenue, Mille Lacs County Road 30.

A post office called Opstead was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1933.[2] The community was originally built up chiefly by Swedes.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Opstead, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Mille Lacs County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 345.
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