Riceford is an unincorporated community in Houston County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
Riceford | |
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  Riceford  Riceford | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′34″N 91°43′37″W / 43.57611°N 91.72694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Houston |
| Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 507 |
| GNIS feature ID | 650057[1] |
History
editA post office was established at Riceford in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[2] The community was named for Henry Mower Rice, a Minnesota Territory politician who forded Riceford Creek at this place in the 1850s.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riceford, Minnesota
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riceford Post Office (historical)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 239.