Cummingsville, Minnesota
Appearance
Cummingsville | |
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Coordinates: 43°52′29″N 92°15′37″W / 43.87472°N 92.26028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Olmsted |
Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 507 |
GNIS feature ID | 654659[1] |
Cummingsville is an unincorporated community in Olmsted County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
[edit]The community was named for its founder, Francis H. Cummings. It was founded in 1855, and at the time featured a sawmill alongside the Root River. By 1920, it was regarded as a former village.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cummingsville, Minnesota
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 386.