Essig, Minnesota

Essig is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Essig is located on U.S. Route 14 7 miles (11 km) west of New Ulm. Essig has a post office with ZIP code 56030.[2]

Essig
Unincorporated community
Essig
Essig
Coordinates: 44°19′27″N 94°36′16″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBrown
Elevation
1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56030
Area code(s)507
GNIS feature ID643416[1]

History

A post office called Essig has been in operation since 1886.[3] The community was named for one of the Essig brothers who had built the first business there.[4]

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  4. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 69.



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