Peyla is an unincorporated community in Vermilion Lake Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Peyla | |
|---|---|
  Peyla Location of the community of Peyla within Vermilion Lake Township, Saint Louis County  Peyla Peyla (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′07″N 92°21′48″W / 47.78528°N 92.36333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Township | Vermilion Lake Township |
| Elevation | 1,467 ft (447 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55790 |
| Area code | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 662166[1] |
Geography
editThe community is located four miles west of Tower at the junction of State Highway 169 (MN 169), State Highway 1 (MN 1), and Saint Louis County Road 77 (Angus Road).
History
editA post office called Peyla was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1924.[2] Peter Peyla, an early postmaster, gave the community its name.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Peyla, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "St. Louis County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 488.
 | This article about a location in St. Louis County, Minnesota is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |