Croftville, Minnesota

Croftville is an unincorporated community in Cook County, Minnesota, United States.

Croftville
Unincorporated community
Croftville
Location of the community of Croftville
within Cook County
Croftville
Croftville (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°45′54″N 90°16′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCook
Elevation
627 ft (191 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)218
GNIS feature ID655875[1]

The community is located 3 miles northeast of the city of Grand Marais on Minnesota Highway 61.

Highway 61 and County Road 87 (Croftville Road) are two of the main routes in the community.

History

Croftville, which thrived in the early 1900s, was first settled by Peter Olsen and brothers Charles and Joe Croft, from whom the community got its name.[2]

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Minnesota Place Names Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved on 2009-7-13.



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