Croftville, Minnesota

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Croftville, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Croftville, Minnesota is located in Minnesota
Croftville, Minnesota
Croftville, Minnesota
Location of the community of Croftville
within Cook County
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Country United States
State Minnesota
County Cook
Elevation 627 ft (191 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID 655875[1]

Croftville is an unincorporated community in Cook County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located 3 miles northeast of the city of Grand Marais on Minnesota Highway 61.

Highway 61 and County Road 87 (Croftville Road) are two of the main routes in the community.

History

Croftville, which thrived in the early 1900s, was first settled by Peter Olsen and brothers Charles and Joe Croft, from whom the community got its name.[2]

References

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  2. Minnesota Place Names. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved on 2009-7-13.


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