Casperson, Minnesota

Casperson is an unincorporated community in Roseau County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1]

History

A post office called Casperson was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1917.^[2] The community was named for two brothers who settled near the original town site.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Casperson, Minnesota
↑ "Roseau County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 471.

Municipalities and communities of Roseau County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Roseau
Cities	Badger Greenbush Roosevelt‡ Roseau Strathcona Warroad
Townships	Barnett Barto Beaver Cedarbend Deer Dewey Dieter Enstrom Falun Golden Valley Grimstad Hereim Huss Jadis Lake Laona Lind Malung Mickinock Moose Moranville Nereson Palmville Pohlitz Polonia Poplar Grove Reine Ross Skagen Soler Spruce Stafford Stokes
Unorganized territories	North Roseau Northwest Roseau Southeast Roseau
Unincorporated communities	Casperson Fox Haug Leo Longworth Malung Mandus Pencer Pinecreek Ross Salol Skime Swift Torfin Wannaska
Ghost town	Winner
Indian reservation	Red Lake Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 48°34′34″N 95°41′14″W / 48.57611°N 95.68722°W / 48.57611; -95.68722

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