Philbrook, Minnesota

Philbrook, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Philbrook, Minnesota Location of the community of Philbrook within Todd County
Coordinates: 46°17′00″N 94°43′01″W / 46.28333°N 94.71694°WCoordinates: 46°17′00″N 94°43′01″W / 46.28333°N 94.71694°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Todd
Township	Fawn Lake Township and Villard Township
Elevation	1,250 ft (380 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	56479, 56466, 56438
Area code(s)	218 and 320
GNIS feature ID	649354[1]

Philbrook is an unincorporated community in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. It is along Todd County Road 28 near Red Pine Road. Nearby places include Staples, Motley, Cushing, and Browerville.

History

Philbrook began as Riverside in 1859, and the post office was established in 1889, but because the name Riverside was already in use by another post office, the name was changed to Philbrook in 1890. The post office was changed to a rural branch in 1956 and discontinued in 1964. Philbrook had a station of the Northern Pacific Railroad in section 33 of Villard Township.^[2] Saint James Catholic Church in Philbrook was closed in 1962.

References

1. "Philbrook, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 592. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.