Merriam, Minnesota

Merriam, Minnesota
Extinct town
Merriam
Coordinates: 44°44′16″N 93°35′39″W / 44.73778°N 93.59417°W / 44.73778; -93.59417
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Scott
Time zone	Central (EST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)

Merriam is an extinct town in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1]

History

A post office was established in Merriam in 1872, closed in 1873, reopened in 1879, and closed permanently in 1905.^[2] The community was named for John L. Merriam, a Minnesota legislator.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Merriam, Minnesota
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Merriam Post Office (historical)
↑ 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. 183.

Municipalities and communities of Scott County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Shakopee

Cities	Belle Plaine Elko New Market Jordan New Prague‡ Prior Lake Savage Shakopee

Townships	Belle Plaine Blakeley Cedar Lake Credit River Helena Jackson Louisville New Market Sand Creek Spring Lake St. Lawrence

Unincorporated communities	Blakeley Cedar Lake Helena Lydia Marystown Mudbaden Spring Lake St. Benedict St. Patrick Union Hill

Ghost towns	Lawrence Merriam

Indian reservation	Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 44°44′16″N 93°35′39″W / 44.73778°N 93.59417°W / 44.73778; -93.59417