Granger, Minnesota

Granger is an unincorporated community in Bristol Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States.^[1]

Granger
Unincorporated community
Granger, MN & Floranceville, IA boarder each other
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Coordinates: 43°30′08″N 92°08′20″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Fillmore
Township	Bristol Township
Elevation	1,148 ft (350 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	507
GNIS feature ID	644345[1]

History

Granger was platted in 1857.^[2] A post office was established at Granger in 1857, and remained in operation until 1992.^[3] The community was named after Brown L. Granger, an early postmaster.^[4]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	111		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

See also

• Florenceville, Iowa - Granger is on the boarder next to Floranceville, Iowa

Notes

1. "Granger, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 193.
3. "Fillmore County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
4. "Where Did Minnesota Towns Get Names? Most Colorful in U.S." The Winona Republican-Herald. July 12, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved January 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 30, 2019.