Traverse, Minnesota
This article is about the unincorporated community in Nicollet County. For the county named Traverse, see Traverse County, Minnesota.
| Traverse, Minnesota | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Traverse, Minnesota Location of the community of Traverse | |
| Coordinates: 44°20′55″N 94°01′03″W / 44.34861°N 94.01750°WCoordinates: 44°20′55″N 94°01′03″W / 44.34861°N 94.01750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Nicollet |
| Township | Traverse Township |
| Elevation | 991 ft (302 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56082 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| GNIS feature ID | 654978[1] |
Traverse is an unincorporated community in Traverse Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States, near St. Peter. The community is located along Nicollet County Road 15, near its junctions with County Roads 19 (377th Avenue) and 40 (371st Avenue). The Traverse des Sioux Historic Site is nearby.
History
A post office called Traverse was established in 1896, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915.[2] The community took its name from Traverse Township.[3]
References
- ↑ "Traverse, Nicollet County, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Nicollet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ 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. 131.
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