Friesland, Minnesota

Friesland, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Friesland, Minnesota Friesland, Minnesota Location of the community of Friesland within Dell Grove Township, Pine County
Coordinates: 46°05′08″N 92°55′47″W / 46.08556°N 92.92972°WCoordinates: 46°05′08″N 92°55′47″W / 46.08556°N 92.92972°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Pine
Township	Dell Grove Township
Elevation	1,142 ft (348 m)
Population
• Total	40
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55037
Area code(s)	320
GNIS feature ID	643962[1]

Friesland is an unincorporated community in Dell Grove Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located between Hinckley and Sandstone; near the intersection of Pine County 61, Pine County 26, and the former Northern Pacific Railway (now the Willard Munger State Trail).

History

Located in the southeast corner of Dell Grove Township, Friesland is named after the northern province of the Netherlands.^[2] The community was originally called South Junction, as it was at the juncture of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads. It operated a post office from 1896 to 1917.^[3]

References

1. "Friesland, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 411.
3. "Pine County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

• Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition