Mallard, Minnesota

Mallard is an abandoned townsite in sections 5 and 8 of Itasca Township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States.^[1] The nearest community is Rice Lake, to the northwest.

History

The village of Mallard took its name from nearby Mallard Lake and was incorporated on December 30, 1902.^[2] Mallard had a post office from 1902 until 1924.^[3]

Notes

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mallard (historical)
↑ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 128. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
↑ "Clearwater County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 April 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Bagley

Cities	Bagley Clearbrook Gonvick Leonard Shevlin

Townships	Bear Creek Clover Copley Dudley Eddy Falk Greenwood Hangaard Holst Itasca La Prairie Leon Minerva Moose Creek Nora Pine Lake Popple Rice Shevlin Sinclair Winsor

CDPs	Ebro Elbow Lake‡ Rice Lake Roy Lake‡ South End

Unorganized territories	North Clearwater South Clearwater

Unincorporated communities	Alida Weme Zerkel

Indian reservations	Red Lake Indian Reservation‡ White Earth Indian Reservation

Ghost town	Mallard

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

Coordinates: 47°18′40″N 95°16′01″W / 47.31111°N 95.26694°W / 47.31111; -95.26694

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