Iberia is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
Iberia | |
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Coordinates: 44°14′21″N 94°41′43″W / 44.23917°N 94.69528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Brown |
Elevation | 1,010 ft (310 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 507 |
GNIS feature ID | 654764[1] |
History
editA post office was established at Iberia in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1893.[2] The community was named after the Iberian Peninsula.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iberia, Minnesota
- ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 70.