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Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Alida
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°23′01″N 95°14′05″W / 47.38361°N 95.23472°W / 47.38361; -95.23472
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyClearwater
Elevation1,522 ft (464 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code218
GNIS feature ID639281

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

History

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
Municipalities and communities of Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Bagley
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