Augusta, Minnesota

This article is about the unincorporated community in Carver County. For the city named St. Augusta in Stearns County, see St. Augusta, Minnesota.
Augusta, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Augusta, Minnesota
Augusta, Minnesota

Location of the community of Augusta
within Carver County

Coordinates: 44°48′18″N 93°41′17″W / 44.80500°N 93.68806°W / 44.80500; -93.68806Coordinates: 44°48′18″N 93°41′17″W / 44.80500°N 93.68806°W / 44.80500; -93.68806
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Carver
Township Laketown Township and Dahlgren Township
Elevation 981 ft (299 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 952
GNIS feature ID 639513[1]

Augusta is an unincorporated community in Carver County, Minnesota, United States.

The community lies on the boundary line between Laketown Township and Dahlgren Township. The center of Augusta is generally considered near the junction of Carver County Roads 43 and 10 (Engler Boulevard). Nearby places include Chaska and Waconia.

History

A post office was established as Oberles Corners on 1861, the name was changed to Augusta in 1883, and the post office closed in 1911.[2] The community was named for a settler's wife named Augusta, who also happened to be a native of Augusta, Wisconsin.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Augusta, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Augusta Post Office (historical)
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 81.


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