Erie, Minnesota

Building in Erie

Erie is a small unincorporated community in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The community was home to local businesses until the late 20th century with the closing of its last store, Sjulstad Store.

A post office called Erie was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1938.^[1] The community was named after Erie, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Coordinates: 48°04′13″N 95°43′19″W / 48.0702386°N 95.7219580°W / 48.0702386; -95.7219580^[3]

References

↑ "Pennington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 406.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Erie

Municipalities and communities of Pennington County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Thief River Falls

Cities	Goodridge St. Hilaire Thief River Falls

Townships	Black River Bray Clover Leaf Deer Park Goodridge Hickory Highlanding Kratka Mayfield Norden North Numedal Polk Centre Reiner River Falls Rocksbury Sanders Silverton Smiley Star Wyandotte

Unincorporated communities	Dakota Junction Erie Hazel Highlanding Kratka

Indian reservation	Red Lake Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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