Weme, Minnesota
Weme | |
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Coordinates: 47°38′39″N 95°32′17″W / 47.64417°N 95.53806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Clearwater |
Elevation | 1,329 ft (405 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 218 |
GNIS feature ID | 655001[1] |
Weme is an unincorporated community in Clearwater County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weme, Minnesota
- ^ "Clearwater County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 21, 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.