Banning, Minnesota

Banning^[1] is a ghost town in Pine County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

History

A post office called Banning was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1912.^[2] The community was named for William L. Banning, a railroad contractor.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Banning, Minnesota
↑ "Pine County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 410.

Municipalities and communities of Pine County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Pine City

Cities	Askov Brook Park Bruno Denham Finlayson Henriette Hinckley Kerrick Pine City Rock Creek Rutledge Sandstone Sturgeon Lake Willow River

Townships	Arlone Arna Barry Birch Creek Bremen Brook Park Bruno Chengwatana Clover Crosby Danforth Dell Grove Finlayson Fleming Hinckley Kerrick Kettle River Mission Creek Munch New Dosey Nickerson Norman Ogema Park Partridge Pine City Pine Lake Pokegama Royalton Sandstone Sturgeon Lake Wilma Windemere

Unincorporated communities	Beroun Cloverdale Cloverton Duquette Duxbury Ellson Friesland Greeley Groningen Kingsdale Lake Lena Markville Mission Creek Nickerson Pokegama West Rock

Ghost towns	Banning Belden Chengwatana Harlis Wareham

Indian reservation	Mille Lacs‡

Coordinates: 46°09′38″N 92°51′07″W / 46.16056°N 92.85194°W / 46.16056; -92.85194

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