Klondyke, Minnesota

Klondyke is an unincorporated community in Crow Wing County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1]

History

A post office called Klondike was in operation from 1897 until 1907.^[2] The name is an allusion to the Klondike Gold Rush, as Crow Wing County is also a mining region.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Klondyke, Minnesota
↑ "Crow Wing County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 158.

Municipalities and communities of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Brainerd

Cities	Baxter Brainerd Breezy Point Crosby Crosslake Cuyuna Deerwood Emily Fifty Lakes Fort Ripley Garrison Ironton Jenkins Manhattan Beach Nisswa Pequot Lakes Riverton Trommald

Townships	Bay Lake Center Crow Wing Daggett Brook Deerwood Fairfield Fort Ripley Gail Lake Garrison Ideal Irondale Jenkins Lake Edward Little Pine Long Lake Maple Grove Mission Nokay Lake Oak Lawn Pelican Perry Lake Platte Lake Rabbit Lake Roosevelt Ross Lake Sibley St. Mathias Timothy Wolford

Unorganized territories	Dean Lake West Crow Wing

CDP	Merrifield

Unincorporated communities	Barrows Klondyke Lake Hubert

Indian reservation	Mille Lacs‡

Ghost towns	Manganese Old Crow Wing

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

Coordinates: 46°26′30″N 93°57′58″W / 46.44167°N 93.96611°W / 46.44167; -93.96611

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