Shirley is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
Shirley | |
|---|---|
  Shirley  Shirley | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′08″N 96°36′52″W / 47.86889°N 96.61444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Elevation | 906 ft (276 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 218 |
| GNIS feature ID | 654939[1] |
History
editShirley had a depot on the Great Northern Railroad. Iron mining occurred in Shirley from 1882 to 1911.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shirley, Minnesota
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 427.