Freeburg is an unincorporated community in Houston County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
Freeburg | |
|---|---|
 Crooked Creek flows through town | |
  Freeburg  Freeburg | |
| Coordinates: 43°36′40″N 91°21′51″W / 43.61111°N 91.36417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Houston |
| Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 507 |
| GNIS feature ID | 643918[1] |
History edit
A post office was established at Freeburg in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1947.[2] The community was originally built up chiefly by Germans, who named it after the city of Freiburg, Germany.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeburg, Minnesota
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeburg Post Office (historical)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 238.