Beaver Falls, Minnesota

Beaver Falls is an unincorporated community in Renville County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1]

History

Beaver Falls was platted in 1866, and named for nearby Beaver Creek.^[2] A post office was established at Beaver Falls in 1867, and remained in operation until 1904.^[3] Beaver Falls was the original county seat of Renville County.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Falls, Minnesota
1 2 Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 455.
↑ "Renville County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Renville County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Olivia

Cities	Bird Island Buffalo Lake Danube Fairfax Franklin Granite Falls‡ Hector Morton Olivia Redwood Falls‡ Renville Sacred Heart

Townships	Bandon Beaver Falls Birch Cooley Bird Island Boon Lake Brookfield Cairo Camp Crooks Emmet Ericson Flora Hawk Creek Hector Henryville Kingman Martinsburg Melville Norfolk Osceola Palmyra Preston Lake Sacred Heart Troy Wang Wellington Winfield

Unincorporated community	Beaver Falls

Ghost town	Vicksburg

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 44°34′59″N 95°02′50″W / 44.58306°N 95.04722°W / 44.58306; -95.04722

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