Douglas, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Douglas is an unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located along 75th Street NW (County 14) near its junction with County Road 3. Douglas is located within Kalmar Township and New Haven Township. Nearby places include Oronoco, Rochester, and the Douglas State Trail. The community is about two miles from the city of Rochester.

This article is about the unincorporated community in Olmsted County. For the county named Douglas, see Douglas County, Minnesota. For the ghost town in Washington County named Point Douglas, see Point Douglas, Minnesota.

Douglas
Unincorporated community
Douglas is located in Minnesota
Douglas
Douglas
Location of the community of Douglas
within Olmsted County
Douglas is located in the United States
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Douglas
Douglas (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°06′29″N 92°34′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyOlmsted
TownshipKalmar Township and
New Haven Township
Elevation
1,083 ft (330 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55960
Area code507
GNIS feature ID642905[1]

It was named for Harrison Douglass, the original owner of the town site.[2][3] A post office was established at Douglas in 1878, and remained in operation until 1963.[4]

References
  1. "Douglas, Olmsted County, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 65.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 386.
  4. "Olmsted County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2015.


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