Topelius, Minnesota
Topelius (also called Dopelius, Amboy, or Benton's Crossing) is a ghost town in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
A post office was established under the name Dopelius on May 10, 1901, and remained in operation until January 31, 1916.[2][3] The community was renamed by Heikki Hendrickson (Kantomaa) for Zachris Topelius, a Swedish-language poet, when the post office began in 1901.[4][5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topelius (historical)
- ^ "Otter Tail County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dopelius Post Office (historical)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 393.
- ^ Wasastjerna, Hans R., and Toivo Rosvall. History of the Finns in Minnesota. Minnesota Finnish-American Historical Society, 1957.
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Municipalities and communities of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Fergus Falls
- Battle Lake
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- Dalton
- Deer Creek
- Dent
- Elizabeth
- Erhard
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- Henning
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- Rothsay‡
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- Vining
- Wadena‡
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- Amor
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- Blowers
- Bluffton
- Buse
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- Compton
- Corliss
- Dane Prairie
- Dead Lake
- Deer Creek
- Dora
- Dunn
- Eagle Lake
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- Effington
- Elizabeth
- Elmo
- Erhards Grove
- Everts
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- Folden
- Friberg
- Girard
- Gorman
- Henning
- Hobart
- Homestead
- Inman
- Leaf Lake
- Leaf Mountain
- Lida
- Maine
- Maplewood
- Newton
- Nidaros
- Norwegian Grove
- Oak Valley
- Orwell
- Oscar
- Otter Tail
- Otto
- Paddock
- Parkers Prairie
- Pelican
- Perham
- Pine Lake
- Rush Lake
- Scambler
- St. Olaf
- Star Lake
- Sverdrup
- Tordenskjold
- Trondhjem
- Tumuli
- Western
- Woodside
communities
reservation
- Parkton
- Topelius
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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46°28′45″N 95°17′10″W / 46.47917°N 95.28611°W / 46.47917; -95.28611
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