Friesland is an unincorporated community in Dell Grove Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
Friesland | |
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  Friesland Location of the community of Friesland within Dell Grove Township, Pine County  Friesland Friesland (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°05′08″N 92°55′47″W / 46.08556°N 92.92972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pine |
| Township | Dell Grove Township |
| Elevation | 1,142 ft (348 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 40 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55037 |
| Area code | 320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 643962[1] |
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
editLocated 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
edit- ^ "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.
- Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition