Ward Springs, Minnesota

Ward Springs is an unincorporated community in Todd County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1]

History

Ward Springs was originally called Birch Lake City.^[2] The present name is for the community's founders, J. W. and Martha J. Ward.^[2] A post office called Birch Lake was established in 1882, the name was changed to Ward Springs in 1909, and the post office closed in 1959.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ward Springs, Minnesota
1 2 Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 546.
↑ "Todd County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Todd County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Long Prairie

Cities	Bertha Browerville Burtrum Clarissa Eagle Bend Grey Eagle Hewitt Long Prairie Osakis‡ Staples‡ Swanville‡ West Union

Townships	Bartlett Bertha Birchdale Bruce Burleene Burnhamville Eagle Valley Fawn Lake Germania Gordon Grey Eagle Hartford Iona Kandota Leslie Little Elk Little Sauk Long Prairie Moran Reynolds Round Prairie Staples Stowe Prairie Turtle Creek Villard Ward West Union Wykeham

Unincorporated communities	Philbrook Ward Springs

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

Coordinates: 45°47′31″N 94°48′18″W / 45.79194°N 94.80500°W / 45.79194; -94.80500

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