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Douglas, Olmsted County, Minnesota

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This article is about the unincorporated community in Olmsted County. For the county named Douglas, see Douglas County, Minnesota. For the ghost town in Washington County named Point Douglas, see Point Douglas, Minnesota.

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Douglas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°06′29″N 92°34′26″W / 44.10806°N 92.57389°W / 44.10806; -92.57389
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyOlmsted
TownshipKalmar Township and
New Haven Township
Elevation1,083 ft (330 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code55960
Area code507
GNIS feature ID642905

Douglas is an unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along 75th Street NW (County 14) near its junction with County Road 3. Douglas is located within Kalmar Township and New Haven Township. Nearby places include Oronoco, Rochester, and the Douglas State Trail. The community is about two miles from the city of Rochester.

It was named for Harrison Douglas, the original owner of the town site. A post office was established at Douglas in 1878, and remained in operation until 1963.

References

  1. "Douglas, Olmsted County, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 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. 65.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 386.
  4. "Olmsted County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
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