Newburg, Minnesota

Newburg is an unincorporated community in Fillmore County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Newburg
Unincorporated community
Newburg
Newburg
Coordinates: 43°34′02″N 91°48′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyFillmore
Elevation
1,086 ft (331 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)507
GNIS feature ID648526[1]

History

Newburg was platted in 1853.[2] A post office was established at Newburg in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[3]

gollark: They might be measured a bit differently, or be outdated in some cases, but if someone presents a genuinely more accurate measurement of a constant or something it'll probably be accepted.
gollark: Politics makes all the human tribal instincts flare up, and brings in ideological stuff.
gollark: In those cases people will at least probably agree if you present a good case that your model/argument fits the data better, or something.
gollark: The most you get with that here, generally, is Spirit pointing out that everything you said was completely wrong, but with political stuff people disagree on a lot of things in ways which are hard to reconcile.
gollark: People disagree on politics more than... science things, I guess.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newburg, Minnesota
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 194.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newburg Post Office (historical)



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