Norseland | |
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 The Norseland General Store, built circa 1900 | |
  Norseland Location of the community of Norseland within Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County  Norseland Norseland (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′46″N 94°07′00″W / 44.41278°N 94.11667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Nicollet |
| Township | Lake Prairie Township |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56082 |
| Area code | 507 |
| GNIS feature ID | 654849 [1] |
Norseland is an unincorporated community in Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States, near St. Peter. It is near the junction of State Highway 22 ( MN 22) and Nicollet County Road 52.
Notable person
- Henry N. Benson, Minnesota lawyer and politician, was born in Norseland. [3]
References
- ^ "Norseland, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
- ^ 'Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society,' volume XIV, Minnesota Biographies 1655-1912, Warren Upham-editor, Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul: 1912, Biographical Sketch of Henry N. Benson, pg. 49
Municipalities and communities of
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |