Perth, Minnesota

Perth, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Perth
Coordinates: 44°04′07″N 94°21′32″W / 44.06861°N 94.35889°W / 44.06861; -94.35889
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Blue Earth County
Time zone	Central (EST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)

Perth is an unincorporated community in Blue Earth County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1]

History

Perth was originally called Iceland.^[2] A post office called Iceland was in operation from 1867 until 1871.^[3] The present name of Perth, after Perth, Scotland, was adopted in 1905.^[2]^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perth, Minnesota
1 2 Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 186.
↑ "Blue Earth County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 62.

Municipalities and communities of Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Mankato

Cities	Amboy Eagle Lake Good Thunder Lake Crystal Madison Lake Mankato‡ Mapleton Minnesota Lake‡ North Mankato‡ Pemberton Skyline St. Clair Vernon Center

Townships	Beauford Butternut Valley Cambria Ceresco Danville Decoria Garden City Jamestown Judson Le Ray Lime Lincoln Lyra Mankato Mapleton McPherson Medo Pleasant Mound Rapidan Shelby South Bend Sterling Vernon Center

CDP	Garden City

Unincorporated communities	Cambria Judson Marysburg‡ Perth Smiths Mill‡

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

Coordinates: 44°04′47″N 94°21′32″W / 44.07972°N 94.35889°W / 44.07972; -94.35889

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