Weme, Minnesota

Weme is an unincorporated community in Clearwater County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Weme in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.^[2]^[3] Hans Weme, the first postmaster, gave the community its name.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weme, Minnesota
↑ "Clearwater County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weme Post Office (historical)
↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 123.

Municipalities and communities of Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Bagley

Cities	Bagley Clearbrook Gonvick Leonard Shevlin

Townships	Bear Creek Clover Copley Dudley Eddy Falk Greenwood Hangaard Holst Itasca La Prairie Leon Minerva Moose Creek Nora Pine Lake Popple Rice Shevlin Sinclair Winsor

CDPs	Ebro Elbow Lake‡ Rice Lake Roy Lake‡ South End

Unorganized territories	North Clearwater South Clearwater

Unincorporated communities	Alida Weme Zerkel

Indian reservations	Red Lake Indian Reservation‡ White Earth Indian Reservation

Ghost town	Mallard

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

Coordinates: 47°38′39″N 95°32′17″W / 47.64417°N 95.53806°W / 47.64417; -95.53806

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