Pokegama, Minnesota

Pokegama (/pəˈkɛɡɒˌmɑː/) is an unincorporated community in Pokegama Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States; along the Pokegama Lake. Its name in Ojibwe is Bakegamaang, meaning "at the side-lake", referring to Pokegama Lake's position to the Snake River.

Pokegama
Unincorporated community
Pokegama
Location of the community of Pokegama
within Pokegama Township, Pine County
Pokegama
Pokegama (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°49′18″N 93°02′54″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyPine
TownshipPokegama Township
Elevation
932 ft (284 m)
Population
 • Total70
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55030 and 55063
Area code(s)320
GNIS feature ID649613[1]

The community is located between Pine City and Henriette; near the intersection of Pine County 7 and Pine County 13.[2]

History

Originally an Ojibwa village, Pokegama housed a Presbyterian Mission ran by Frederick Ayer, claiming to print the first Christian Bible in the Ojibwe language in Minnesota.[3]

As of 2004, Pokegama held the Minnesota state record low temperature records for March (-49 F in 1897), November (-45 F in 1896), and December (-57 F in 1898).[4]

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References
  1. "Pokegama, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Highway Map of Pine County, 2012 Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Cordes, Jim (1989). Pine County ... and its memories. North Branch: Jim Cordes.
  4. Monthly State Minimum/Maximum Extremes, 2004



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