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Nickerson
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°24′39″N 92°29′58″W / 46.41083°N 92.49944°W / 46.41083; -92.49944
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Pine
Township	Nickerson Township
Elevation	1,152 ft (351 m)
Population
• Total	40
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55749
Area code	218
GNIS feature ID	648539

Nickerson is an unincorporated community in Nickerson Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located between Sandstone and Duluth along State Highway 23 (MN 23); near the boundary line for Pine and Carlton counties.

The Nemadji River flows through the community. The Nemadji State Forest is nearby. The communities of Duquette, Kerrick and Holyoke are all near Nickerson.

History

The community of Nickerson in northern Pine County was named after John Quincy Adams Nickerson of Elk River, Minnesota; who promoted the construction of the line of the Great Northern Railway that connected Sandstone to Duluth. Nickerson had a post office from 1895 to 1954.

References

1. "Nickerson, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 413.
3. "Pine County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

• Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
• Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pine County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Pine City
Cities	Askov Brook Park Bruno Denham Finlayson Henriette Hinckley Kerrick Pine City Rock Creek Rutledge Sandstone Sturgeon Lake Willow River
Townships	Arlone Arna Barry Birch Creek Bremen Brook Park Bruno Chengwatana Clover Crosby Danforth Dell Grove Finlayson Fleming Hinckley Kerrick Kettle River Mission Creek Munch New Dosey Nickerson Norman Ogema Park Partridge Pine City Pine Lake Pokegama Royalton Sandstone Sturgeon Lake Wilma Windemere
Unincorporated communities	Beroun Cloverdale Cloverton Duquette Duxbury Ellson Friesland Greeley Groningen Kingsdale Lake Lena Markville Mission Creek Nickerson Pokegama West Rock
Ghost towns	Banning Belden Chengwatana Harlis Wareham
Indian reservation	Mille Lacs‡
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