Opstead, Minnesota

Opstead is an unincorporated community in East Side Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States, near Isle and Malmo. It is along 475th Street near 30th Avenue, Mille Lacs County Road 30.

Opstead
Opstead
Location of the community of Opstead
within East Side Township, Mille Lacs County
Opstead
Opstead (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°14′02″N 93°28′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyMille Lacs
TownshipEast Side Township
Elevation
1,309 ft (399 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56342
Area code(s)320
GNIS feature ID648983[1]

A post office called Opstead was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1933.[2] The community was originally built up chiefly by Swedes.[3]

References

  1. "Opstead, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Mille Lacs County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 345.


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