Freeburg, Minnesota

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

History

A post office was established at Freeburg in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1947.^[2] The community was originally built up chiefly by Germans, who named it after the city of Freiburg, Germany.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeburg, Minnesota
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeburg Post Office (historical)
↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 238.

Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Caledonia
Cities	Brownsville Caledonia Eitzen Hokah Houston La Crescent‡ Spring Grove
Townships	Black Hammer Brownsville Caledonia Crooked Creek Hokah Houston Jefferson La Crescent Mayville Money Creek Mound Prairie Sheldon Spring Grove Union Wilmington Winnebago Yucatan
Unincorporated communities	Bee Black Hammer Freeburg Jefferson Money Creek Newhouse Pine Creek‡ Perkins Reno Riceford River Junction Schechs Mill Sheldon South Ridge Willington Grove Wilmington Yucatan
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°36′40″N 91°21′51″W / 43.61111°N 91.36417°W / 43.61111; -91.36417

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