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Finkle, Minnesota

Coordinates: 46°48′50″N 96°44′50″W / 46.81389°N 96.74722°W / 46.81389; -96.74722
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Finkle
Finkle is located in Minnesota
Finkle
Finkle
Finkle is located in the United States
Finkle
Finkle
Coordinates: 46°48′50″N 96°44′50″W / 46.81389°N 96.74722°W / 46.81389; -96.74722
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyClay
Elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID654704[1]

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

History

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The community was named for Henry G. Finkle, a pioneer merchant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finkle, Minnesota
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 116.