Ramsey, Mower County, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
43°42′35″N 92°58′11″W / 43.70972°N 92.96972°W / 43.70972; -92.96972CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyMowerTownshipLansingElevation
1,217 ft (371 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code507GNIS feature ID649803[1]

Ramsey is an unincorporated community in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States.[1]

A post office called Ramsey was established in 1874, and closed in 1875.[2] The community was named for Alexander Ramsey, 1st Governor of Minnesota Territory.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Ramsey, Mower County, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Mower County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 361.
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