Delft, Minnesota

Delft is an unincorporated community (Class Code U6) located in Cottonwood County, Minnesota at latitude 43.986 and longitude -95.089 (Delft Panoramio Photos). The elevation is 1,453 feet. Delft appears on the Bingham Lake U.S. Geological Survey Map.^[1]

History

The railroad was extended to Delft in 1892, and Delft was platted in 1902.^[2] The community was named after Delft, in the Netherlands.^[3] A post office was in operation at Delft between 1903 and 1993.^[4]

References

↑ http://minnesota.hometownlocator.com/mn/cottonwood/delft.cfm
↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 150.
↑ 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. 172.
↑ "Cottonwood County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Windom

Cities	Bingham Lake Comfrey‡ Jeffers Mountain Lake Storden Westbrook Windom

Townships	Amboy Amo Ann Carson Dale Delton Germantown Great Bend Highwater Lakeside Midway Mountain Lake Rose Hill Selma Southbrook Springfield Storden Westbrook

Unincorporated community	Delft

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

Coordinates: 43°59′11″N 95°05′20″W / 43.98639°N 95.08889°W / 43.98639; -95.08889

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