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==History== ==History==
Bachelor Lake was named for an unmarried pioneer who lived at the lake.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA72|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=72}}</ref><ref name="MHSP">{{cite book |last1=Upham |first1=Warren |title=Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia |date=1 May 2001 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press |location=Minnesota |isbn=978-0873513968 |page=76 |edition=3rd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ho23eS5qjNgC&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=bachelor+lake+stark+minnesota&source=bl&ots=j8sG5-3BAB&sig=ACfU3U2d50z8mBErJRKdA3I5FmJvnjDacQ&hl=en&ppis=_c&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7i9a_zKfmAhWEq1kKHde9DV0Q6AEwDHoECBMQAQ#v=onepage&q=bachelor%20lake%20stark%20minnesota&f=false |accessdate=9 December 2019}}</ref> The lake was named Bachelor lake as early as 1884. A Geological study of Minnesota was undertaken in 1872 (completed 1884). In that survey Bachelor Lake was included.<ref name="GEO"/> Bachelor Lake was named for an unmarried pioneer who lived at the lake.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA72|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=72}}</ref> The lake was named Bachelor lake as early as 1884. A Geological study of Minnesota was undertaken in 1872 (completed 1884). In that survey Bachelor Lake was included.<ref name="GEO"/>


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Lake in Brown County, Minnesota
Bachelor Lake
LocationBrown County, Minnesota
Coordinates44°15′22″N 94°39′07″W / 44.2561328°N 94.6520467°W / 44.2561328; -94.6520467
TypeLake
Surface elevation1,004 feet (306 m)

Bachelor Lake is a lake in Brown County, Minnesota, in the United States. Bachelor lake covers approximately 97 acres. Bachelor Lake is found in the northeastern part of Stark township.

History

Bachelor Lake was named for an unmarried pioneer who lived at the lake. The lake was named Bachelor lake as early as 1884. A Geological study of Minnesota was undertaken in 1872 (completed 1884). In that survey Bachelor Lake was included.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bachelor Lake (Brown County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Winchel, N.H.; Upham, Warren (1884). Geology of Minnesota, Volume 1. john Smith and Harrison State Printers. p. 560. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 72.
Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: New Ulm
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Map of Minnesota highlighting Brown County
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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