Jump to content

Alida, Minnesota

Coordinates: 47°23′01″N 95°14′05″W / 47.38361°N 95.23472°W / 47.38361; -95.23472
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alida
Alida is located in Minnesota
Alida
Alida
Alida is located in the United States
Alida
Alida
Coordinates: 47°23′01″N 95°14′05″W / 47.38361°N 95.23472°W / 47.38361; -95.23472
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyClearwater
Elevation
1,522 ft (464 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID639281[1]

Alida is an unincorporated community in Clearwater County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

[edit]

A post office was established at Alida in 1898, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1945.[2][3] The community was named by John Lind, 14th Governor of Minnesota, perhaps after a place of the same name in Indiana or Kansas.[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alida, Minnesota
  2. ^ "Clearwater County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alida Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 122.